There are several important things you should know about Social Security. For example, American workers should know that the Social Security Administration takes your 35 highest inflation-adjusted ...

On paper, your Social Security statement seems straightforward enough: There's an estimated monthly retirement benefit, for example, which will vary depending on the age you start collecting. But the ...

Tax season is here, and we’ve made replacing your annual Benefit Statement easier. There’s no need to wait on the phone or ...

A recent graduate of the University of Minnesota, Nina started at CNET writing breaking news stories before shifting to covering Security Security and other government benefit programs. In her spare ...

Social Security is once again sending out clearly false benefit statements. If the code generating the statements is generating actual benefit payments, millions of Americans may be receiving too ...

Tax season is almost upon us, and it might be a good idea to get prepared ahead of time. If you receive Social Security benefits, you might not have to file taxes for 2025, but it depends on your ...

We’ve made getting your annual Benefit Statement even easier. The Benefit Statement, also known as the SSA-1099 or the SSA-1042S, is a tax form we mail each year in January to people who receive ...