A: Don’t bother. As I explained at the beginning of this column, retroactive benefits can only be paid if you file after your ...

The WEP reduced Social Security benefits for people with pensions from jobs that didn’t pay into Social Security. The GPO cut spousal or survivor benefits for those with government pensions from ...

The Social Security Fairness Act increased benefits for 3.2 million retirees and their spouses. Affected seniors will see their monthly benefit amount adjusted and they may be eligible for a one-time ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first wave of Social Security claims resulting from the Social Security Fairness Act signed into law on Jan. 5 has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has processed over 2.5 million retroactive payments for teachers, firefighters, police ...

If you wait to file for your Social Security retirement benefits until after age 67, you may be able to claim retroactive payments. However, things have changed since 2016, when Congress changed the ...

Before I get to today’s questions, all of which deal with claiming retroactive benefits, I must make this general point: The law says you can claim up to six months’ worth of retroactive benefits, as ...

We all know that change is likely coming to the tax regimes governing individual income and gift and estate taxes – but what if the change is already here? There are a number of potential effective ...