Combined income is your adjusted gross income plus any tax-exempt interest and half your Social Security benefit.

The Social Security maximum taxable earnings will be $184,500 in 2026, up from $176,100 in 2025. That number, also called the ...

Most states don’t tax Social Security, but rules vary in the 9 that do. Get up-to-date exemptions, thresholds and new ...

You’ve worked hard all your life, but now it’s time (or almost time) to retire. One of your greatest fears is not having ...

Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

The Social Security Administration has announced significant changes that impact millions of beneficiaries as well as high earners.

The Social Security earnings test is used to determine if a Social Security recipient's benefit will be reduced due to their ...

Even with a U.S. government shutdown beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 1, the 74 million Americans who collect Social Security will continue receiving their monthly checks, although some services could be ...

Many people have no clue what their Social Security benefits will actually be when they've clocked out of work for the last time — and that's a problem. While these benefits might replace only 40% of ...