After years of paying into the Social Security system, many seniors are surprised to learn that the benefits they receive after retirement may be subject to federal income tax. This is generally ...

Amidst these changes, concerns are arising regarding the overall stability of the Social Security system due to proposed staffing and operational cuts under the Trump administration. Recent ...

partly due to the complexity of the Social Security system, which has more than 20,000 pages of rules, the inspector general said in its 2024 report. And sometimes SSA employees, who must in some ...

Social Security Administration set to reinstate plan to recoup 100% of overpayments by holding benefits until repaid. Plan rolls back 2024 initiative that only withheld 10% of Social Security ...

People with earnings outside the Social Security system can look like low earners. Since Social Security replaces a higher percentage of prior earnings for low-paid workers than for higher ...

Elon Musk has made no effort to hide his intense interest in Social Security. In fact, Donald Trump’s biggest campaign donor and the head of the quasi-governmental DOGE operation keeps tweeting ...

As an American taxpayer, you've likely heard about Social Security your entire working life, and perhaps even bemoaned the ...

Around 68 million Americans (for the most part, retirees) get Social Security benefits in one form or another, which is likely to get bigger as more people enter the system and those ...

As an American taxpayer, you’ve likely heard about Social Security your entire working life, and perhaps even bemoaned the amount of taxes that are subtracted from your paycheck. However, as you ...