Transmittal Letter

CURRENT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

OFFICE OF PROGRAMS
POLICY AND SYSTEMS

844 NORTH RUSH STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611-1275
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
60611-2092

In reply refer to
5920
Form DC-2
Dear Employee Representative:
Enclosed is Form DC-2, Employee Representative’s Report of Compensation, for you to use to
report taxable employee representative compensation for 2019. Instructions are on the reverse
side of the form. The report is due to the Railroad Retirement Board by February 28, 2020.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORM DC-2
If you have no taxable employee representative compensation to report for 2019, enter “None” in
the compensation columns.
If you are no longer an employee representative, enter the date your term ended in Item 12.
If you retire or leave office in 2019, file form DC-2 for 2019 at that time and mark it “Final”. Advise
your successor to file a Form DC-2a, Employee Representative’s Status Report.
2019 TAX INFORMATION
The 2019 employee representative tax rates and maximum earnings bases are as follows:

Tier I
Tier II
Medicare*

Tax Rate Maximum Earnings Base
12.4%
$128,400
13.1%
$ 95,400
2.90%
No Maximum

*Employee representatives are subject to 0.9 percent Additional Medicare Tax beginning in the
pay period in which the compensation for the calendar year exceeds $200,000.
If you have any questions, contact a compensation specialist at (312) 751-4992.
Sincerely,

Chief of Compensation
and Employer Services