Michigan Issues Guidance on Recent Social Security Taxation Changes
By Peter G. Pupke, Esq., Checkpoint News The Michigan Department of Treasury has issued a release explaining the recent changes …
SSA Announces Social Security Taxable Wage Base for 2026
SSA Press Release: Social Security Announces 2.8 Percent Benefit Increase for 2026 (Oct. 24, 2025); SSA Fact Sheet: 2026 Social …
2025 Tax Act Myths: Social Security Tax Rules Unchanged – New Senior Deduction
October 23, 2025 Background Since the passage of the 2025 Act (formerly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), …
Social Security Bill Proposes New Inflation Measure, Tax Changes for High Earners
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Representative Jill Tokuda (D-HI) have introduced the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act to address Social Security’s …
Wall Street Veteran Sworn In as Social Security Commissioner Amid Agency Restructuring
Frank Bisignano, a longtime Wall Street executive and former chairman and CEO of Fiserv Inc., was sworn in as the new Commissioner …
Dems Grill Trump’s Pick to Head Social Security Administration
Nominee Frank Bisignano faced questions from lawmakers about his plans to step up beneficiary services and data privacy — and …
SSA Announces Social Security Taxable Wage Base for 2025
SSA Press Release: Social Security Announces 2.5 Percent Benefit Increase for 2025 (Oct. 10, 2024); SSA Fact Sheet: 2025 Social …
Unpacking Social Security Benefits Taxes
Last month, former President Donald Trump proposed eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits — since then, a number of policy experts have …
2023 Social Security Wage Base Increases to $160,200
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that the maximum earnings subject to Social Security tax (Social Security wage base) …
Look for More IRS Form Revisions Now that the Inflation Reduction Act is Law
The IRS may need to revise certain employment tax reporting forms, and the forms used to claim the qualified small …