Suspected Nazi war criminals are said to have collected millions in Social Security benefits after fleeing the country. Why? According to one beneficiary’s son, it’s as simple as, “He paid into the system.”
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Social Security Benefits Will Not Keep Pace With Tax Contributions In 2014
Social Security benefits will increase in 2014 – but not by much. Why will benefits remain low? And could we see even smaller increases in the future?
Read MoreJudge Orders Man To Stay Dead Despite His Insistence He’s Alive: Could You Be Next?
Is there such a thing as half-dead? Donald E. Miller, Jr., may qualify. He was adjudicated dead nearly 20 years ago but has shown up in Ohio, very much alive. The courts and the Social Security Administration say he’s still dead. What can you do if this happens to you?
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Taxing Social Security Benefits
Taxpayer asks: If you have turned full retirement age and are receiving your retirement and also still working full time, how does this effect your
Read MoreTaxes From A To Z (2013): W Is For Worker’s Compensation
W is for Workers’ Compensation. For federal income tax purposes, workers’ compensation awarded under a workers’ compensation act or statute due to work-related sickness or
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Social Security Numbers & Dependents
Taxpayer asks: I have a child that moved in with me from Canada in July and I do not have a social security number for
Read MoreThe World Keeps Turning, Even As Payroll Tax Cuts Expire
So as the dust settles in the Congressional tax bill, you knew it would only be a matter of time before the hyperbole started. And
Read MoreBudget Talks Stall As Reid Calls GOP Move A ‘Poison Pill’
We were expecting a vote today on the budget. What we got was more fighting. With the House and the Senate back to work for
Read MoreAnother Tax Break Rolls To A Halt
Since we have plenty of time to start complaining and debating early, Congress has decided to jump right in. On tap for this month: the
Read MoreTax ID Numbers: Making Sense Of Social Security Numbers, ITINs & ATINs
When I was fourteen years old, I moved from my small town in North Carolina to the “big city” of Durham, North Carolina, to attend
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