Learn about your retirement benefits. Your member handbook is your one-stop resource for all the details and laws that impact your pension benefits.Taxpayers now have until May 1, 2025, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. In order to receive the automatic state exension, you MUST fill in the "Federal Extension" circle on page 1 of Form D-400. TSERS is a defined benefit plan (pension plan). Full-time and part-time (20 hours or more) permanent, probationary, and time-limited employees are eligible for longevity pay. Rules set out in the North Carolina statutes. Usually, you will need to fill in the "Out of the Country" circle on Page 1 of Form D-400 if the deadline is April 15 and you need a 2-month extension to file.