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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Ask the Advisor: December 2018
Is Life Insurance After Starting Social Security Worth the Money? Q: Could you tell me the advantages and disadvantages of life insurance once we start Social Security? Doesn’t Social Security pay widow’s benefits? ...
Retirees’ Secret Christmas Wish — Keeping Warm This Winter Home Heating Costs 26.2% More for the 2018–2019 Season New List of Rising Retiree Costs From The Senior Citizens League
(Washington, DC) Gift certificates for home-heating oil are likely to be among the most appreciated gift you can give this holiday, says The Senior Citizens League. “That’s because it will cost many Americans roughly 26 ...
Tax Cuts to Expire Affects People With the Highest Healthcare Costs
(Washington, DC) – One of the first tax cuts to expire under the recent tax law is likely to disproportionately affect older taxpayers and others with the highest healthcare costs starting in 2019, says The Senior Citize ...
List of Expiring Federal Tax Provisions
List of Expiring Federal Tax Provisions ...
Rx for Surprise Medical Bills?
By Mary Johnson, editor After 44-year old Drew Calver had a heart attack last year, his health plan paid nearly $56,000 for a four-day emergency stay in a hospital that was not in his insurance plan’s network. The ho ...
Benefit Bulletin: November 2018
When You Can’t Afford Your Prescription Drugs, Apply For “Extra Help” We’ve heard stories about cutting back on prescriptions over the years, but recently I heard one about a diabetic who was forced to cut back on the ...
Ask the Advisor: November 2018
Can You Tell Me About Programs That Help Older Homeowners With Taxes? Q: I’ve heard there are programs that allow older homeowners to get help with property taxes. Can you tell me anything about these? A: Fo ...
Should Congress Limit Health Insurance Company Profits?
By Mary Johnson, editor The question of limiting the profits of health insurance companies is sparking renewed national debate. The nation’s biggest health insurers have reported robust growth in recent years, due in ...
Benefit Bulletin: October 2018
Poverty Among Older Americans Getting Hard to Ignore For a growing share of older Americans, retirement has come to mean a lower standard of living as they age. Fewer people are retiring with pensions or adequate ret ...