The Social Security trust fund is not a real asset but a paper entry of IOUs that the government must borrow to cover, ...

One tax expert says a proposed $4,000 bonus deduction is a 'far cry from the savings' that many would see with no taxes on ...

The majority of Social Security recipients do not pay state taxes on their retirement income. As it stands, only nine states ...

Although Donald Trump didn't hold up his end of the bargain by eliminating the taxation of benefits, select retirees are ...

Retirement and disability funds face depletion in the next decade, with Congress urged to act to correct the looming ...

The Social Security trustees say the program is still solvent, but Trump immigration and tax policies could deliver serious ...

The annual report forecasts the date when the trust funds will run out of money, triggering sharp automatic cuts in benefits.

The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new ...

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This “do-over” allows you to amass a higher payout later on, according to the usual Social Security benefit adjustments.

House Republicans pass compromise senior tax relief bill offering $4,000 deduction instead of eliminating Social Security ...