Category Archives: Social Security and SSDI

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TaxMama’s® TaxQuips IRS Unemployment Refunds Alert

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31
Aug

It’s TaxQuips time from TaxMama.com®. Today TaxMama® wants talk to you about the unemployment refund checks the IRS has started to send out. Yours may be on the way!           Dear Family, In today’s TaxQuip, I want to reach taxpayers who prepare your own tax returns. Please share this with anyone […]

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Small Business Week

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10
May

  TaxMama® welcomes you to Small Business Week! The IRS has been sending out all kinds of helpful information. (You know – I’m from the IRS and I’m here to help you!) Dear Family, It is, indeed, Small Business Week. And since many of you own your business, or run a business or profitable hobby […]

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Collecting Social Security Early

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10
Apr

Today TaxMama® hears from Thom in the TaxQuips Forum with a question I used to wonder about. “I started collecting Social Security benefits at 62.buy advair generic https://myindianpharmacy.net/advair.html over the counter I just started working a few hours a week part time.https://www.simplybeyondfoods.com/wp-content/languages/new/aciphex.html Why are they still deducting SS from my paycheck, since I am collecting […]

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*Tax Quips, Retirement Accounts, Retirement Planning, Social Security and SSDI

Why no SS Withholding?

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Today TaxMama® hears from Inteph in the TaxQuips Forum, who made a new discovery.  “A young lady made about ,000 in 2012.buy prednisone online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/languages/new/prednisone.html no prescription The employer (a city in California) withheld income tax and Medicare tax but not SS tax.buy ivermectin online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/languages/new/ivermectin.html no prescription Boxes are 3 and 4 are blank.  What […]

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Living Tax-Free

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Today TaxMama® hears from Clifford in the TaxQuips Forum, with an excellent question. “I was told in an investment class that dividend income and social security income could be “blended ” to reduce taxes. We were told that up to $70,700 dollars could be sheltered from taxes. When we asked how this could be done, […]

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Paying Extra Social Security

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Today TaxMama® hears from Stephen in the TaxQuips Forum who has a sensible (though late) question.  “In the current economy, raises are hard to come by. I haven’t had a raise in several years. I am 64 1/2 planning on a full retirement at age 66. Can I volunteer to pay more into Social Security […]

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Lump Sum SSDI

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Today TaxMama® hears from Jan in the TaxQuips Forum who feels overtaxed. “How do I spread my Lump Sum SSDI payment over 3 years? I waited a long time to start receiving benefits. Now the IRS wants me pay back for my lump sum!”

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Taxable Retirement Income

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Today TaxMama® hears from Dave in the TaxQuips Forum with a quickie little question. “If I retire at 62 or 63 with Social Security and IRA distributions (not Roth) what will my tax liabilities be? For example: Monthly: $1700 from social security and $3,000 from IRA for total of $4,700.  Do I pay income tax […]

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Wage Settlement From State

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Today TaxMama® hears from Ken in the TaxQuips Forum with this happy news. “Several years ago I worked for a company that ran out of money and couldn’t make payroll. I continued to work for several months with the promise that the wages would be paid. Eventually, I requested a layoff and left the company. […]

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Kid With Paper Route

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Today TaxMama® hears from Don in the TaxQuips Forum with a little confusion. “My daughter is a widow with 3 children. The kids receive Social Security income from their deceased father’s account. My daughter’s 13-year-old son earned $700 with a paper route & received a 1099-MISC with the amount in box 7 – Nonemployee compensation. […]

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*Tax Quips, Medicare, Self-Employed, Social Security and SSDI

Paying Double SS Tax

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Today TaxMama® hears from Stanton in the TaxQuips Forum with this scenario. “A person by June 2012 will have earned $110,200 as an employee, with the maximum Social Security deducted. Then that person becomes an independent contractor for the balance of 2012. Is this person subject to the SS tax for the additional compensation over […]

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