You must file a return for 2016 if: You have to pay tax for 2016. We sent you a request to file a return. You and your spouse or common-law partner elected to split pension income for 2016. See lines 115, 116, 129, and 210. You received working income tax benefit advance payments in 2016.
The minimum number of points to be eligible for retirement at the age of 60 with 20 qualifying years of service is 1,000 (50 points per year) with a corresponding retirement pay equal to 6.94 percent (1,000/360 x 2.5=6.94%) of basic pay.
Whether you are Basic or MIP, you can take an early reduced retirement as early as age 55 if you have at least 15 but less than 30 years of service. Your pension amount is permanently reduced by one-half of one percent for each month and fraction of a month you take your pension before age 60 (6 percent per year).