Social Security Tax Limit Jumps 4.4% for 2025
The Social Security Administration has announced significant changes affecting millions and high earners as we approach a new year.
What to know about this year’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment
Tens of millions of older Americans will see a 2.5% increase in benefits this January when a cost-of-living adjustment is added to Social Security payments.
This Social Security plan will increase taxes, and Americans want it
Blanket Social Security payroll tax increases are not popular, but there's one tax hike a lot of Americans can get behind.
Silver Lining? Four Tax Benefits of a Lower 2025 Social Security COLA
As Kiplinger reported, the COLA for 2025 will be 2.5%, which could mean a smaller benefits check beginning in January for the approximately 68 million people receiving Social Security benefits. ( The SSA also announced the 2025 Social Security tax limit, which has jumped 4.4% .)
41 States That Don't Tax Social Security Benefits
While 41 states plus Washington, D.C. don't require you to pay state taxes on your Social Security benefits, you could have to pay federal taxes on your benefits, regardless of where you live. It's still possible that you won't owe the IRS anything related to Social Security, though.
What the 2025 Social Security inflation adjustment means for your benefits
With inflation easing, the 2025 COLA, or cost-of-living adjustment, will be smaller than what Social Security recipients have seen in recent years.
I Live In a State That Taxes Social Security — How That’s Affected My Retirement Savings
If you didn't know that some states tax Social Security and were, frankly, shocked by this fact, you've come to the right place. GOBankingRates spoke to Helen Y., a retiree who lives in Colorado
Social Security recipients will get a smaller cost-of-living bump in 2025. Here’s how much and when
The Social Security Administration said Thursday that payments would increase 2.5% in 2025, starting with benefits paid in January.
2025 Social Security COLA: Your top 5 questions, answered
Each year, Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA. COLAs are supposed to help recipients keep up with inflation so they don't fall behind as living costs rise naturally over time.
Social Security benefits will rise 2.5 percent. Here’s what you need to know.
Seniors will see a more modest increase in their benefits in 2025 than in recent years as inflation cools off.
Social Security Will Pay Its Largest Checks Ever in 2025. Here's How Much They'll Be
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Watch for 2025 Social Security increase notice in the mail this December
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Social Security: Why it matters for young people, not just retirees
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Americans Beware: Suze Orman Explains The Little-Known Trick To Dodge The Social Security 'Tax Torpedo' And Retire With More Money
So, what exactly is the tax torpedo? It's a sneaky tax that hits when your combined income pushes past certain thresholds. If ...
Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump's no-tax pledges and what they might cost
Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he's elected to the ...