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Canceled Debt and The Social Security Earnings Test
Situations where a credit card debt is written off generates taxable income for the beneficiary, but Social Security does not factor that as income toward the “Earnings Test” for folks not yet at their full retirement age. Certified public accountant Sally Herigstad, in a post on www.creditcards.com, discusses the details on this subject. Read her post here…
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