Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
Social Security Head Refutes Claim That Millions Over 100 Are Collecting Benefits
By Melanie WaddellMany records do not contain a date of death, says Lee Dudek, the agency's acting commissioner.
February 13, 2025
End Taxes on Social Security? Popular, Yes, With One Big DownsideA bill revived in Congress would enact President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to cut Social Security taxes.
February 13, 2025
This Social Security Blueprint Would Raise Retirement Age for High EarnersA proposal from the Brookings Institution, intended to be bipartisan, contains ideas for both parties to dislike.
February 12, 2025
Bill to End Taxes on Social Security Benefits Is BackThe Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act would repeal the inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income.
February 12, 2025
2026 Social Security COLA Estimate Ticks Up on Higher InflationThe Senior Citizens League’s model now predicts that the 2026 COLA will come in at 2.3% for 2026.
February 10, 2025
Social Security Claiming: The Case of Double DivorceWhen taxpayers have no workers benefit of their own, filing for benefits after ending a marriage isn’t complicated.
February 10, 2025
DOGE's Next Target: Social SecurityMusk and DOGE "are attempting to radically downsize" the Social Security Administration, an advocacy group says.
February 10, 2025
Trump Tax Cuts’ Cost Estimated at $5T to $11TSome of the president's proposals affect Social Security, overtime pay, tips and SALT deductions.