Dec 2, 2025 · This calculator estimates your monthly Social Security retirement benefits based on your earnings history and the age when you start to claim benefits.

Oct 10, 2018 · That’s the foundation the Social Security Administration (SSA) uses to calculate your benefits, using a three-step process. First, the SSA adjusts your earnings for historical changes in …

3 days ago · About half of Social Security recipients paid federal income taxes on their benefits in 2021, the most recent information available, according to an August 2024 Congressional Budget Office …

Oct 10, 2018 · Nobody pays taxes on more than 85 percent of their Social Security benefits, no matter their income. The IRS has an online tool you can use to calculate how much of your benefit income …

Dec 5, 2025 · When a Social Security beneficiary dies, his or her spouse may be able to collect survivor benefits. Learn whether you qualify and how to apply.

Jul 8, 2025 · In a July 3 email to beneficiaries, the Social Security Administration (SSA) said that, in addition to the new tax deduction, the bill “includes a provision that eliminates federal income taxes …

Sep 21, 2021 · An explanation of the formula used to determine monthly benefit amounts for Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries.

Oct 10, 2018 · The SSA regularly recalculates your benefits each year based on recent work records and earnings. Learn more about how the SSA recalculates your benefits.

Dec 11, 2025 · Calculating your break-even age can help you determine which Social Security claiming strategy will pay the highest total benefits over your lifetime.

Oct 10, 2018 · If your spouse had not yet reached full retirement age, Social Security bases the survivor benefit on the deceased’s primary insurance amount.