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OPEB Studies
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Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Reports
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Click on the titles below to open the PDF.
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2011 Other Post-Employment Benefits Actuarial Valuation Report
[24mb]
2011 OPEB Report Supplement [3mb]
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LEOFF 1 Reports
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2009 Actuarial Valuation of LEOFF 1 Medical Benefits
[50mb]
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2007 LEOFF 1 Medical Benefits Study
[974kb]
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access free updates.
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OPEB Calculation Tool
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NOTE: Please read the Instructions document first.
When accessing the tools, please download them to your
computer.
OPEB Calculation Tool Instructions
LEOFF 1 GASB 45 Tool
PEBB GASB 45 Tool
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Changes in OPEB Reporting
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Financial reporting requirements in Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement 45, entitled "Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers
for Post Employment Benefits Other Than Pensions," cause concern for many public entities. The following Q & A should help the preparers of financial
statements for local governments satisfy the new requirements.
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Frequently Asked OPEB Questions
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Does GASB 45 Apply to My Entity?
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If your entity does both of the following, GASB 45 applies. Does your entity:
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Report financial statements using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP basis)?
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Offer Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) subsidies? These could be direct subsidies like paying for health related benefits, insurance, or
long-term health care to retirees. Besides these direct payments to members, grouping retirees and active members together for the purpose of
determining premiums qualifies as providing an indirect subsidy.
Examples of entities where GASB 45 may apply – those who:
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How do Entities Determine OPEB Costs?
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It depends on how many members your entity’s OPEB plan contains.
If your entity’s OPEB plan has 100 or more members, GASB 45 requires you to have an actuary determine the costs of the plan by performing an actuarial valuation.
If your entity’s OPEB plan has fewer than 100 members, GASB 45 provides TWO options for determining the costs of your plan. You can either have:
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An actuary perform an actuarial valuation of the plan.
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Do the valuation yourself using simplified assumptions and calculations permitted under GASB's "alternative measurement method."
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Can OSA help with my reporting requirements?
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Yes.
The Office of the State Actuary (OSA) developed interactive, online tools for use by local governments in Washington State. We intend for employers who
either employ LEOFF 1 members or participate in PEBB to use these tools.
If you employ fewer than 100 members the tools will estimate your results using the alternative measured method. If you have 100 or more members in PEBB, we will
manually generate your results from the most recent actuarial valuation.
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How Often do OPEB Costs Need to be Determined?
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It depends on how many members your entity’s OPEB plan contains.
If your entity’s OPEB plan has 200 or more members, GASB 45 requires you to determine costs at least every two years.
If your entity’s OPEB plan has fewer than 200 members, GASB 45 requires you to determine costs at least every three years.
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I Represent a Local Government. Can we Use the "2009
Actuarial Valuation of LEOFF 1 Medical Benefits" Performed by the Office of the
State Actuary (OSA) to Report Our LEOFF 1 OPEB Liability?
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No.
The OSA LEOFF 1 study reports the state-wide LEOFF 1 OPEB liability. GASB 45 requires individual entities to report their OPEB liability.
To see how your entity can have these costs calculated see the entry, “How do Entities Determine OPEB Costs?” above.
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Who Prepared this Information?
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Phillip Parks, CPA, Assistant Audit Manager from the Washington State Auditor’s Office assisted in the preparation of this
FAQ. The Office of the State Actuary provided technical assistance.
If you have other questions about reporting under GASB please use the
email addresses below.
Office of the State Actuary at
actuary.state@leg.wa.gov
Debra Burleson at
Debra.Burleson@sao.wa.gov
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