(Washington, DC) The new tax law appears to have had little to no effect on relieving the taxation of the Social Security benefits received by retired taxpayers, according to early results of a new survey by The S ...
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Benefit Bulletin: April 2019
By Shannon Benton, Executive Director How We Can Help The Oldest Retirees? As more people live to very old ages, they face financial risks for which many people may be unprepared. Poverty rates incre ...
Social Security Bill in Congress Has Strong Support Amongst Older Americans
(Washington, DC) Provisions of a Social Security bill that’s getting consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives have widespread support from retirees, according to a new poll by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) ...
Despite Tax Overhaul Social Security Benefits Are Still Taxable
(Washington, DC) While the 2017 “Tax Cut and Jobs Act” is expected to lower taxes for many taxpayers, it doesn’t address a feature of the tax law that takes a cut of Social Security income from a growing number of older ...
Benefit Bulletin: February/March 2019
Proposal Would Reduce Widows’ Poverty When a spouse passes away, widows are more much more vulnerable to poverty than married women. The poverty rate for widows ages 65 and up is three times higher than it is for ma ...
Ask the Advisor: February/March 2019
When Should Single People Move to Assisted Living? Q: My sister lives alone at age 78. She has no children. I’ve noticed a growing number of changes in her health over the past two years. She seems to have problems ...
Warning! Scam Calls Impersonate Social Security — Help Report This Scam
By Mary Johnson, editor Reports are coming in across the country of a new Social Security scam. Scammers use a threatening tone saying that due to illegal activity (such as an “account breach”) your Social Security ac ...
Benefit Bulletin: January 2019
Arthur Cooper How Participation in TSCL’s Senior Survey is Changing the Conversation on Protecting the Adequacy of Social Security Polls and surveys are key means for the public, Members of Congress and the Presid ...
Medicare for All — What Would That Mean for Today’s Medicare Enrollees?
“Medicare for All” became a popular rallying cry during the recent midterm elections — especially for Democrats. Last fall, the Trump Administration’s top Medicare official, however, warned that Medicare has enough prob ...
IRS Tax Warning For Retirees
The IRS is warning retirees to get an idea of how much income tax you may owe for 2018, and determine whether you need to make an estimated payment by January 15th, 2019. Recent changes to the tax law lowered individual ...
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