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

When it comes to paying federal taxes on Social Security income, it depends on your combined income and whether or not it ...

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

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

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

The primary trust fund that supports Social Security is expected to run out of money in 2033. If Congress doesn’t adjust the ...

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 ...