Tax Day Poses New Dilemmas for Retirees You may find filing your taxes to be more complicated than when you worked full time. Tim SmartApril 14, 2025 What Expats Need to Know About Taxes Living or retiring abroad doesn’t absolve you of your responsibility to file a U.S. tax return. ...
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Jean Rodriguez, who's 73-years-old, told us her retirement checks had been withheld for the past two years. A former school cafeteria worker, she started receiving benefits in 2014. But four years later, she and her husband Glenn were asked to come to the local Social Security...
Good to know: If you receive a government or private pension for a job that didn’t contribute to Social Security, the SSA may reduce your benefits. How much the SSA reduces them depends on how much you’ll receive from your pension. Other factors can affect your monthly benefit, includi...
Regularly checking your personal credit rating is the best way to keep track of financial fraud, but it is harder to monitor how hackers are using healthcare data or how identification such as social security numbers in the US or national insurance numbers in the UK, that are used to access...
About 70% of Americans qualified for IRS Free File in 2024, according to the Taxpayer Advocate, but less than 5% used it. There is the chance that Free File doesn't accept the forms you need and there is not much customer support to help you maximize your refund. ...
security tips below on how you can improve your security and privacy on your social media accounts. Bear in mind though that when changes or updates happen, you’ll have to review your settings again to comply with newer versions. It may take a few minutes of your time, b...
Sometimes fraudsters use a Social Security number to file a tax return and steal your tax refund or tax credit. Warning signs of taxpayer identity theft You may be unable to e-file because someone else has already filed under that Social Security number, you get an IRS notice or letter refe...
Going straight to the source seems like a great way to get accurate information about the best time to file for Social Security. But it isn't always the case. The Social Security Administration (SSA) representative you talk to might have good intentions when they offer advice about your spe...
After retirement, Social Security provides you with some income to help you pay for your living expenses. The exact amount of Social Security income you receive through monthly payments will depend on when you start toaccept Social Securityincome and what you earned during your working years. ...