One claiming age within the traditional initial collection range of 62 through 70 is likeliest to maximize lifetime income ...

The Social Security Administration allows you to claim checks at 62. But if you want the full benefit you've earned based on your work history, you must wait until your full retirement age (FRA). That ...

President Trump signed an Executive Order deferring payroll tax in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and it impacted the take-home pay of certain individuals.

A magical time of life, retirement also comes with a dubious dose of magical thinking. Yes, you’ll write that memoir (because ...

Your employer, according to the IRS, is required to provide or send Form W-2, known as a "Wage and Tax Statement" to you no ...

If you're as impatient as we are, you'll want to know how soon your tax refund check will hit your bank account. Here's how ...

The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) is a cornerstone of the U.S. welfare system, funding Social Security and ...

If you're eligible to suspend your benefits, you aren't required to pay anything back, as benefits are just on pause instead ...

Exceptions exist for certain government workers who are covered by separately funded pension plans if their wages were exempt from Social Security tax withholding. Since 1983, the WEP and GPO have ...

Social Security taxes that did not fund Social Security benefits were not squirreled away into lockboxes dense with individual accounts, rather the money was spent. That it was spent explains why ...

A "cornerstone" of Cox's $30.6 billion budget for the upcoming legislative session is the removal of the state tax on Social Security payments. On Tuesday, Cox pressured lawmakers in attendance at ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates two provisions that have been penalizing a sizable ... [+] portion of the workforce for more than four decades. (Photo illustration by Kevin Dietsch ...