Product Description
The greatly enhanced 2017 Social Security & Medicare Facts will help you easily facilitate many important retirement planning decisions for your clients and guide them to the appropriate retirement strategies.This essential resource delivers completely up-to-date answers to over 500 Social Security & Medicare questions all in a convenient Q & A format fully indexed and filled with time-saving charts and tablesThe 2017 Edition includes updated coverage ofRetirement & disability benefitsFiling for benefitsLoss of Social Security benefits due to excess retirement earningsSocial Security taxesRailroad retirementBenefits for federal government employeesMedicare Part A Hospital InsuranceMedicare Part B Medical InsuranceMedicare Part C Medicare AdvantageMedicare Part D Prescription Drug InsuranceMedigap insuranceMedicaidHow to submit Medicare claims as well as filing appealsSocial Security coverageBenefit computationTaxation of Social Security benefitsWages & self-employment incomeBenefits for service members & veteransHighlights of the 2017 EditionIncorporation of changes from the 2015 Bi-Partisan Budget Act implementing sweeping changes to the ability of individuals to utilize file and suspend and restricted application proceduresComplete rewriting and updating of Questions and Answers explaining ability to maximize Social Security benefitsAdditional information and updating of sections regarding Reduction of Benefits and Loss of Benefits due to Excess EarningsExpanded coverage of WagesExpanded coverage of Self-Employment IncomeAdditional materials added in Service Members and Veterans sectionNew materials added addressing Social Security coverage of Local and State EmployeesExpanded coverage of definitions of Fully Insured and Currently InsuredAdditional information provided regarding filing for benefitsAddition of information regarding ability of U.S. citizens living overseas to collect Social Security benefitsTwenty-four brand-new and up-to-date Case Studies illustrating real-life scenarios of how maximization of benefits strategies can be applied
