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The Benefit Verification Letter from the Social Security Administration is an essential document for those receiving benefits in the United States.
The Social Security Administration says most won’t pay federal income taxes on their benefits. But Congress didn’t directly exempt those payments from taxes.
The Social Security Administration uses outdated computer systems, making mistakes that cause pain for beneficiaries and costly burdens for taxpayers.
The solution is to do away with the millionaire loophole. Anyone making $170,000 and over only has to pay Social Security taxes on that amount and not on the rest of their income.
The Social Security Administration is providing less information about caller wait times. Critics complain it's misleading the public.
Few people realize it, but Social Security's mistakes are your responsibility. In 2022, at Steven and Becky Sword's home in Chicago, a letter arrived from the Social Security Administration.
The “Big Bill” needs to make the tariff and corporate tax (2 % increase) as a “designated revenue source” only for Social Security/ Medicare/ Medicaid (to help reduce the deficit).
For those following news other than the Middle East war, the House passed a watered down senior social security not tax-free measure In lieu of tax free, a three-year $4,000 senior deduction will b… ...
I am shocked and horrified by the recent Supreme Court decision stating that it is perfectly fine for DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) to access my Social Security records. Or yours, for ...
Columnist Allison Schrager writes that the solution to Social Security running out of money is that we all need to work longer (“America’s problem: We retire too early,” The Columbian, May ...
Social Security payments in 2026 are now expected to increase more than previous forecasts of 2.3 percent.
The Social Security Administration says most won’t pay federal income taxes on their benefits. But Congress didn’t directly exempt those payments from taxes.