The wage base limit increase means that more higher earners will be paying more in Social Security payroll taxes. For example ...

Social Security and Medicare trust funds, which help pay benefits, are projected to run dry. What will happen then?

One of those changes? The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which came to life roughly four decades ago (and subsequently ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates WEP and GPO rules, increasing benefits for some retirees. Here's who qualifies ...

A civil engineer earning $176,100 in 2025 per year looks the same as Elon Musk in the eyes of the Social Security system.

On January 5, 2025, President Biden signed H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (Public Law 118-273), to repeal ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, the last group will receive their December benefits this week. Afterwards, there will be only one more SSI check ...

Millions of public workers received a notice this year and saw something unexpected. The Social Security Administration (SSA) informed them that their Social Security checks were going up and a ...

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If you receive Social Security benefits, keep in mind that you likely need to pay taxes on that money. Like many parts of the tax code, it can be complicated to figure out whether – and how much – you ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some will receive their December benefits this week. Afterwards, there will be only one more round of disability payments ...