The Advantages and Risks of Gingrich's Tax Strategy
New York Times
Mr. Gingrich received a tax advantage by reporting the bulk of his earnings — $2478539 — as profits from his S corporation, exempting that portion of his income from the Medicare tax. Tom Nichols, a lawyer and a certified public accountant at …

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Tax break shows need for real reform
Kansas City Star
But thanks to the payroll tax holiday and the now-perpetual cash deficits, no informed person can claim it's working fine. The federal government has a lot of other important priorities besides Social Security, such as Medicare, Medicaid and national …
Social Security and You: Starting Medicare Part BSan Antonio Express

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Social Security Tax Tips For Shoreline and Lake Forest Park Residents
Patch.com
Tax Time is right around the corner. If you haven't filed your tax return yet, now is the time. However, before you begin, you should make sure you have everything you need. Are Social Security benefits taxable? They are sometimes.
Tax break shows need for real reformKansas City Star
Social InsecurityCBS News
Social Security: Mitch Daniels and the Millionaires' "Means-Testing" ScamHuffington Post (blog)

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Tax rituals begin again; season off to fast start
Arizona Republic
Mailboxes have been filling up with W-2 wage statements, along with other documents showing how much you paid in mortgage interest, earned in Social Security benefits, generated in stock-market gains and so on. Tax-return preparers are hearing again …
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Site Open In BerlinPatch.com
Free tax help available for modest income earnersThe Associated Press
Grand Rapids area college students offer free tax filing assistanceMLive.com
KTVO -Forbes -SmartPros Accounting
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Social Security Tax Tips For Shoreline and Lake Forest Park Residents
Patch.com
Are Social Security benefits taxable? They are sometimes. About one third of beneficiaries pay taxes on their Social Security. If your total income, including Social Security and all of your other taxable income, is $25000 or more, you'll need to pay …
Social InsecurityCBS News
Tax break shows need for real reformKansas City Star
Social Security: Mitch Daniels and the Millionaires' "Means-Testing" ScamHuffington Post (blog)

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First Social Security check 72 years ago
Statesman Journal
For most, however, Social Security's lifetime, inflation-protected earned benefit remains the foundation and largest source of income security in retirement." Nearly 55 million of us across the USA now get monthly Social Security retirement checks.

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Payroll tax extension talks yield slow progress, but big roadblocks remain
Washington Post
It would extend the payroll tax cut, renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed and prevent doctors from being whacked by a 27 percent cut in their Medicare payments. It also includes several unrelated measures such as suspending the …
Payroll tax negotiations bumble alongPolitico

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Social Security: Mitch Daniels and the Millionaires' "Means Testing" Scam
Huffington Post
Last week Republican Mitch Daniels once again pushed the "means testing" argument against Social Security, saying that we can no longer "afford to send millionaires pension checks" or "pay medical bills for even the wealthiest among us.

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What Obama should be saying about Social Security
Reuters
No government program helps us get each other's backs more than Social Security. The program embodies the idea of inter-generational compact – the payroll tax contributions we make fund an insurance backstop for one another against the loss of income …
Tax system complicated on purpose to benefit lobbyistsOpelika Auburn News
The end of Social SecurityExaminer.com
Social Security Trust Fund Outlook Takes $1 Tril DiveInvestor’s Business Daily
Insurance News Net (press release) -LifeHealthPro -Huffington Post
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Social Security: Mitch Daniels and the Millionaires' "Means Testing" Scam
Huffington Post
The very maximum anybody receives from Social Security at today's rates is roughly $39000, and almost nobody gets that much. To receive that much in benefit you'd have to have earned above the payroll tax cap limit — which is about $106000 today …

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