Limit this search to....

Social Security Explained: 2016 Edition
Contributor(s): Kluwer, Wolters (Author)
ISBN: 1454874074     ISBN-13: 9781454874072
Publisher: CCH Incorporated
OUR PRICE:   $80.75  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: February 2016
Qty:
Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy - Social Security
- Law | Elder Law
- Business & Economics | Personal Finance - Retirement Planning
Physical Information: 464 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
The 2016 Edition of Social Security Explained provides a succinct, comprehensive, and detailed explanation of the federal old-age, survivor's and disability insurance programs under the Social Security Act.

Social Security Explained, 2016 Edition covers:

  • Who is covered by the Social Security system
  • Liability for Social Security tax
  • How a worker acquires and#34;insured statusand#34; required for benefit eligibility
  • The conditions of entitlement by a worker, self-employed person, and spousal and child beneficiaries to the various kinds of Social Security benefits
  • The taxation of benefits
  • Strategies for increasing benefits and managing attendant tax consequences

In addition to thorough analysis of the applicable laws, regulations and administrative rulings, Social Security Explained, 2016 Edition includes:

  • The latest earnings base for the Social Security tax and Medicare portion of the tax, as well as the annual earnings or retirement test amount
  • Discussion of the Additional Medicare Tax that went into effect in 2013
  • The formula for the calculation of the maximum total amounts a family can receive in 2015 and prior years
  • Analysis of the application of Social Security law to same-sex spouses
  • And much more