My husband is only 60 and I am 67. He is retiring at the end of March 2020 but not taking SS until he is 70. He has put in 40 years already. On his SS statement it says he will receive approximately $1,895/per month when he turns 62. Since he is quitting work early at 60 but not collecting for another 10 years what we he receive approximately at 70 when he starts collecting? Thank you!

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Hello,
I live most of my professional career in Israel. I worked in the US for 5 years. Currently I have only 20 Social Security credits. My wife as well. We both over 67 years old. We are filing every year Tax Report. We pay all the taxes in Israel , so we dont have any tax return or Tax payments in the US.
My questions:
1. Currently we both are offered to have a job in the US and we can start paying SS and earn credits. Can we do it at our age 67 and I am 69??
2. Can I pay retroactive to SS - For how far back and how can I do it?

I received $6974 from Social Security in March of 2019. Then when I received my tax form they had taken out almost $5000 in box 4. I haven't worked in years, so I don't understand why this happened. I didn't receive a letter for the amount I received in March, nor did I receive a letter about the money taken out. I called the local office and he had absolutely no idea about what was going on. I researched my SS online and there is no information about either issue. What's going on?

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Is there any condition to get social security benefits during long stay abroad ? (2) in case of beneficery getting social security payment on the earning records of the spouse , if US Citizen , any problem to get SS Payments during long stay abroad ?(3) When can SSA stop payments , that is any reason involved to stop payment ?

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I have been receiving Washington state workmans comp since sept 2001 and social security disability since 2003. In the years 2018 & 2019 my w-2 from social security shows workman's comp off-set of $24,000.00 which shows up as taxable income. Workman's comp is tax exempt. I have called the social security office and stood in line at their office with no clear answers, This has put me in a higher tax bracket when I filed my tax return. Can you help me?

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I had income 1977-1986 and then again in 2013-2017. In October 2018, SS Statement said I had earned enough credits (finally!) to qualify for SS. Now in 2020, SS Statement says I only have 39 and don't qualify for benefits. I am no longer working. What happens now? I'm 62. (Any idea how many credits I earned in 1977 for income of $768?)
Why would they say I qualify and then say I don't. Is this something I can change? Thank you for any info you can provide.

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One month ago, I received three reports from Social Security regarding the dollar value of my former (private) employers' pension plans. The contacts for those reports are the pension program administrators. Two of the reports had dollar figures that were several years old . I contacted the pension administrator and he was flummoxed by the reported numbers. I contacted Social Security and they had no record of these reports and did not understand why I was receiving them (no surprise having read Get What's Yours.

Hi Larry, I’m unfamiliar with your service - but I’m so glad to have stumbled onto this article.
I previously was receiving SSI benefits when I lived in NC. At the time - I had been struggling with bipolar disorder w/ psychotic features ( hearing voices)
I had been in a LTR for 14 yrs - but when the illness became severe - he left. I had a very weak moment and did self harm. I was hospitalized at a psychiatric facility and stayed until my symptoms were stabilized.

My wife was killed in a car accident in 2016 and i went to collect spouses benifits and they told me i couldn't get hers because i get disabilty and i have to take mine why cant i collect hers besides my disability we were married 30 years i think i should get hers also they said i couldn't so i asked them then whats going to happen to hers then so i think i should get hers and mine both

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I'm sorry for your loss.

My future wife and I have decided to marry now that we're both FTA and each receiving our own SS benefits. It appears that we will not suffer a decrease in our monthly SS, as it's our only income. True?
My question:
What Social Security paperwork or procedure do we need to complete upon marrying?

Thanks, Tommy

Hi Tommy,