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Savvy Senior: Tax Breaks for Caregivers of Elderly Parents
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- Written by Jim Miller Jim Miller
Dear Savvy Senior,
Are there any tax breaks that you know of for family caregivers? I help financially support my 82-year-old mother and would like to find out if I can write off any of these expenses on my taxes.
– Supplemental Sam
Social Security News: Get Your Social Security Benefit Statement
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- Written by John Johnston John Johnston
We’ve made getting your annual benefit statement even easier. The benefit statement, also known as the SSA-1099 or the SSA-1042S, is a tax form we mail each year in January to people who receive Social Security benefits.
Legal Ease: Lots of Reasons to Rethink This Plan, Part 2
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- Written by Jonathan J. David Jonathan J. David
Dear Jonathan: I am a widower and have five adult children. Rather than engage in any formal and costly estate planning, I plan to keep it simple by adding my daughter’s name to the title of my assets.
Legal Ease: Lots of Reasons to Rethink This Plan
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- Written by Jonathan J. David Jonathan J. David
Dear Jonathan: I am a widower and have five adult children. Rather than engage in any formal and costly estate planning, I plan to keep it simple by adding my daughter’s name to the title of my assets.
Social Security Announces 5.9% Benefit Increase
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Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 5.9% in 2022, the Social Security Administration announced recently.
6 Homeownership Tips for Snowbirds
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- Written by Andrea Collins Andrea Collins
Not to be confused with an actual bird, a snowbird is a person who moves to a warmer location during the winter to avoid the cold.
Social Security News: Sign Up for Medicare Part B Online
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- Written by 50plus LIFE 50plus LIFE
You can sign up for Medicare Part B online! If you’re enrolled in Medicare Part A and want to enroll in Part B during the special enrollment period, please visit our Medicare webpage at ssa.gov/benefits/medicare.
On Life and Love after 50: 2 Websites that Combat Fraud and Romance Scams
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- Written by Tom Blake Tom Blake
Do you know that a “friend request” you receive on Facebook or an offer for a free COVID-19 test on Instagram might be from romance scammers trying to steal your money?
Help Available in York County during Open Enrollment
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PA MEDI (Pennsylvania Medicare Education and Decision Insight), formerly called APPRISE, will offer free, personalized counseling during Medicare’s annual open enrollment period, which began Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7.