Posted on January 10, 2006 by Knight Ridder, Tribune News Service, Anthony Renzoni With tax season upon us, it is important to remember that some people who receive Social Security benefits will have to pay income taxes on them. At the end of each year, Social Security mails each beneficiary a Social Security benefit statement …
Trial Work Period Helps Disabled Return to Job
Posted on January 10, 2006 by Knight Ridder, Tribune News Service Q: I am getting Social Security disability benefits. If I try to return to work, will that affect my checks? I read that people on Social Security could earn up to $12,480, but I don’t expect to make that much. F.M., Uniontown A: The …
National Social Security Council Rejects Latest Social Security Proposal as Horrendous Ploy
Posted on January 05, 2006 on PRNewswire President of the National Social Security Council, Witold Skwierczynski, today rejected a proposal by the New America Foundation as a ploy that would open the door to privatizing Social Security. “The Foundation’s so-called nonpartisan Social Security reform plan is a horrendous ploy that would end guaranteed retirement, disability …
The U.S. Social Security Death Index
Posted on January 4, 2006 on genealogy.about.com, by Kimberly Powell The Social Security Death Index is a huge database containing vital information for more than 64 million people (primarily Americans) whose deaths were reported to the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA). Deaths included in this index may have been included by a survivor requesting benefits …