taxation
2024 Election Campaign – Trump Comments from North Carolina
Speaking at a campaign rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, former President Donald Trump delivered remarks focused on the key issues taking center stage in this election cycle. He covered several tax issues, including the “no tax on tips” pledge, the…
The One Social Security Metric that Doesn’t Change
Most Social Security “metrics” (the various factors which affect your monthly benefit amount and the SS payroll taxes you pay) change each year to account for inflation and changes to the national Average Wage Index (AWI). Inflation, obviously, has an…
Federal Income Tax on Social Security Benefits
That historic 8.7% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) last year was a welcome addition to everyone’s monthly Social Security benefit, but some beneficiaries may be in for a surprise when they file their 2023 taxes this year. A portion of…
States That Tax Social Security Benefits: 2 Down, 10 To Go.
With Nebraska and Missouri taking action to exempt Social Security benefits from state income tax, the list of states retaining this provision in their tax code is now down to 10. For Nebraska, it took a series of tax law…
Understanding Taxation of Social Security Benefits
For many folks, slightly more than half of all retirees receiving Social Security benefits, the annual federal income tax filing process reawakens the annoyance of having Social Security benefits included in their taxable income. Of course, what makes the process…
Some Little-Known Social Security Provisions/Rules That Might Be of Interest
Social Security has a bewildering collection of regulations governing the manner in which benefits can be drawn, but many of them deal with very unique situations. There are a few, however, that are often overlooked in their obscurity even though…
Your Social Security Benefits Can Be Less Than You Expect
It may come as a surprise (or a shock!) to some that the dollars they expect to be winding up in their hands from Social Security may not be as great as they thought. It could be the taxation issue, or…