Why your Social Security 'raise' might be smaller

The Social Security Administration will announce the 2027 COLA soon but Medicare costs could eat into your raise.

Conservatives rip boomers for backing tax hike to protect Social Security

In a survey, 89 percent of Americans over age 65 said benefits should be protected even if it meant higher taxes.

Medicare’s Premium Goes Up in January and Her Social Security Check Won’t Go Down a Penny. A Decades-Old Rule Says It Can’t, and Whether It Protects You Com…

A federal rule dating back decades quietly protects millions of Social Security recipients when Medicare premiums spike, but ...
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Bond Yields Are Back Above 5%. “Tax-Free” Municipal Bond Interest Can Still Make More of Social Security Taxable

Municipal bond interest escapes federal income tax, but the IRS has a separate formula that pulls it back into Social ...

Social Security ends alternative work schedules on Nov. 16

The Social Security Administration is ending the practice of alternative work schedules for its employees. Federal News ...

Is Social Security keeping up with your cost of living? Share your story

Many older Americans are finding it even harder to keep up with the ever-rising cost of living these days.
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An 88,000-Acre Ranch Drew Nearly $128 Million. Social Security Can Treat the Land, Cattle and Equipment as Three Different Kinds of Money

One check clears at closing, but the IRS and Social Security see a ranch sale as several completely separate transactions, ...
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Report: Social Security Beneficiaries Paying More Taxes, but Providing Needed Funding for Program

Taxes paid on Social Security benefits received have increased substantially in recent years, and that tax revenue has become ...