I will receive SS in March. I have been working as a realtor part time doing CMA's. I make about $20K per year but have expenses for mileage, RE fees etc. of about $8K netting $12K. Do the expenses get deducted as far as my earnings limit.

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Hello,
I will be retiring in March of 2018. I will be 60 and collecting widows benefits. I have three months of income for 2018 which will amount to approximately $10,800. I will also be getting a lump sum payment for vacation days which will total about $7,500, which will put me over the earnings limit. Does social security count this lump sum payment towards earnings? If so how would I be penalized?
Thank you,
Dorie

Hi Dorie,

We signed my husband up for ss and he is 64 will be 65 in September due to the fact the company he worked for was closing. He has made $5000 so far this year and now has taken a job with another company. Do I need to contact ss after he has reached the $17040 limit or just wait until the end of the year and let them hold his next year ss checks until he has paid back the money he owes?

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I'm 63 plan on retiring in Jun. I want to collect Social security starting in April so I will have 2 social security payments before actually retiring. I read that once you retire your income up to the month you retire will not count against your limit of $17,000.00. So if I earn $6,000.00 from my primary job for the 2 months I keep working APR, MAY and retire on Jun 2nd and the prorated amount of the $17k I can earn from Jun-Dec is about $1416.67 * 7=$9,916.67.

I'm a widow and recieve my husband social security. i'm 63 years old. How much can I earn in a year without losing any of my benefits?

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In 2018 you can earn up to $17,040 without losing any of your benefits (https://www.ssa.gov/planners/retire/whileworking2.html).

Best, Jerry

I got hurt on the job 2006 and now I am 63 years old. Can I work part-time 7 hour a week online without losing my benefits or my benefits being reduced? The rate is 10.80 per hour.

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If you're referring to Social Security benefits, then the answer is likely yes. You can generally earn up to $1180 per month without losing Social Security disability benefits (SSDI), and up to $17,040 this year without losing any reduced retirement benefits.

Best, Jerry

If I start drawing SS in Feb, 2018 because my employer is going out of business and the person that is purchasing his business wants me to stay on for 2 months in which I would make $4000 a month but will not reach the limit of $17040 but will be over the $1420 a month that ss arrives at by dividing the limit by 12. Will they reduce my monthly ss even though I am not going over the yearly limit?

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No, if your 2018 calendar year earnings don't exceed $17,040 it wouldn't matter how much you earn in any particular months.

Best, Jerry

If I work from January to October and then retire at 62 , will the first 10 months of that year be used against me on the 1dollar for every 2 dollars earned rule when I file my taxes.

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I am so confused about when and how much i can earn! my husband died at age 57 not taking any Ss and I, his widow was told that I can begin to draw his SS at my 60 Birthday. but i have been told that if i work, i can't draw his SS without a huge penalty, leaving me with not much to live on. I earn 12.00 and hour and was told that he met his full credits for work so i would be able to get the full amount. But when can i draw this and do i have to stop working? I can not make more than 16.450.. a year.

I receive SS death benefits from my late husband, im interested in creating a LLC, but dont know if it could effect my benefits on the tax end
I wont be taking a salary yet

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