Many retirees are caught off guard when they discover that their Social Security benefits may be subject to federal income taxes. Understanding how the IRS calculates taxable portions based on your ...

How to withdraw your Social Security application Now that you have an idea of what withdrawing from your Social Security benefits application entails, here's how to submit the request to the SSA.

Question: I’m 62 and worried about Social Security’s future, especially given that it is projected to pay me less than I ...

"In the area of reducing benefits, Social Security has always been a system that's been kind of tilted towards the lower wage earner" said Tammy Flanagan ...

Retirees may see an approximate 77% increase to their Social Security benefits by waiting from age 62 to age 70 to claim ...

Social Security seems like a simple program. You work, you pay your Social Security taxes and when you retire, you claim your benefit. But there's a lot more that goes into Social Security than you ...

You’re not prohibited from working if you collect Social Security retirement benefits, but these rules can apply depending on ...

Those who took their Social Security early can suspend and restart their benefits. Find out how to restart suspended Social Security benefits in this article ...

Many Americans received an email from the Social Security Administration applauding the megabill's passage. Experts say it was misleading.

The Social Security trust fund is not a real asset but a paper entry of IOUs that the government must borrow to cover, meaning that the fund’s current surplus is just a mirage and the future ...

According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), your 35 highest-earning years are taken and a formula is applied to calculate your benefit, so higher earners get larger Social Security checks.