Social Security Tax Limit Jumps 4.4% for 2025 The Social Security Administration has announced significant changes affecting millions as we approach a new year. Kiplinger · Oct 10, 2024
Social Security Administration Offices Closed Due To Global Outage Social Security Administration closes offices due to global outage, causing service disruptions. Efforts underway to restore services and minimize impact o... Top News · Jul 19, 2024
The Social Security Conundrum: Take It Now, or Wait Till 70? Yes, delaying Social Security means a bigger benefit. But when deciding whether it's worth the wait, take stock of these pros and cons. You might be surprised. Kiplinger · Jun 22, 2024
The trendiest baby names of the past decade "Theo," "Atlas" and "Nova" are big hits. Axios · May 17, 2024
Social Security Changes How Overpayments are Handled The Social Security Administration announced a change to how overpayments are handled. Kiplinger · Apr 2, 2024
Before You Claim Social Security, What’s Your Income Plan? If you’ll have multiple income streams in retirement, you’ll need to coordinate everything so you don’t end up paying taxes on your Social Security benefits. Kiplinger · Mar 22, 2024
Social Security Board Nominee Grilled Over Views on Program Reforms Candidate questioned on Social Security privatization, raising retirement age and benefit cuts during Senate hearing. Kiplinger · Feb 6, 2024
Martin O'Malley: What to Know About Social Security's New Commissioner Martin O'Malley gets Senate nod to lead the Social Security Administration. Kiplinger · Dec 19, 2023
Social Security On Monthly 'Watch' Till Overpayment Issue Is Fixed The Social Security Administration must meet with a Senate panel monthly until the agency's $23 billion overpayment issue is resolved. Kiplinger · Dec 18, 2023
Millennial Money: What the 2024 Social Security COLA could mean for your retirement The Social Security Administration adjusts its benefits payments each year to reflect changes in the cost of living The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023
Social Security Overpayment Problem Swells to $23 Billion The Social Security Administration will now have to try and recoup $23 billion in overpayments. Kiplinger · Nov 24, 2023
What is this year’s Social Security cost of living increase? In September 2023, 58.2 million Americans received Social Security retirement benefits. Those benefits will increase 3.2% in 2024. USAFacts · Nov 23, 2023
Ticket to Work Program: What Is It and How Does It Work? This Social Security Administration program is underused and underpromoted, yet hundreds of thousands of American workers could access its benefits. Kiplinger · Jul 7, 2023
Obscure law contains debt limit escape hatch for Social Security WASHINGTON — It’s a time-worn argument for raising the debt limit: Without increased borrowing authority, Social Security checks would stop flowing. Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023
Roll Call · Mar 2, 2023 Obscure law contains debt limit escape hatch for Social Security - Roll Call It’s a time-worn argument for raising the debt limit: Without increased borrowing authority, Social Security checks would stop flowing.
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023 Liz Weston: ‘Bridge’ your way to Social Security Delaying the start of Social Security retirement benefits can dramatically increase your monthly benefit and your lifetime income
WEKU · Jan 16, 2023 Former clients of Eric C. Conn have the opportunity to get SSA benefits back Former clients of Eric C. Conn have the opportunity to get SSA benefits back
Los Angeles Times · Jan 5, 2023 Michael Hiltzik: The omnibus bill will help you save for retirement, though Wall Street will get its cut The average American's path to retirement security has long been a steep uphill climb. The omnibus spending bill President Biden signed on Dec. 29 will make the journey easier.
Bangkok Post · Dec 3, 2022 Man cashed his dead mum's social security cheques for 26 yrs in US A Missouri man pleaded guilty this week to stealing his dead mother’s Social Security payments for more than a quarter century, accumulating nearly US$200,000 in the process, federal prosecutors said.
Tribune News Service · Nov 14, 2022 Social Security benefits in 2023: 5 big changes retirees should plan for Inflation has been sky-high over the last year, so it’s a good thing that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is boosting its cost of living adjustment (COLA) for benefit checks in 2023. It’s just one of many changes announced by Social Security recently.
Tribune News Service · Nov 10, 2022 People with long COVID face barriers to government disability benefits When Josephine Cabrera Taveras was infected with COVID-19 in spring 2020, she didn’t anticipate that the virus would knock her out of work for two years and put her family at risk for eviction.
Tribune News Service · Nov 10, 2022 COUNTERPOINT: No to eliminating (or raising) the Social Security Tax I oppose the proposed elimination in 2023 of the $160,200 cap on earnings subject to the payroll tax rate of 12.4 percent paid to Social Security.
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022 Social Security now allows individuals to self-select gender Individuals will be allowed to make sure their records with the Social Security Administration align with their gender identity under a plan announced Wednesday
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 19, 2022 Standard deductions, tax brackets rise due to inflation The IRS is increasing standard deductions for 2023 and tax brackets will be revised upward because of inflation.
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022 IRS ups standard deductions, tax brackets due to inflation Taxpayers will get fatter standard deductions for 2023 and all seven federal income tax bracket levels will be revised upward as the government allows people to shield more of their money from taxation because of persistently high inflation