Tag: tax breaks

Asian senior couple checking and calculate financial bill together on sofa

Part of the recently passed tax bill includes what the administration is calling “No Tax on Social Security.” The bill does not directly remove taxes on Social Security payments, but it does provide an additional deduction for seniors under certain income limits. This provision may effectively reduce – or, in some cases, even eliminate –…

Scissors and money icons on wooden cubes

It would be good fiscal policy and, I bet, good politics. Here’s the plan.  The President has linked two budget items, and that may be a good idea.  He wants to extend his 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and provide some other tax breaks, and we need to fix Social Security.  The link between…