The 2013 edition of Social Security Explained succinctly provides a succinct, comprehensive, and detailed explanation of the federal old-age, survivor's and disability insurance programs under the Social Security Act.
Social Security Explained covers:
- Who is covered by the Social Security system
- Liability for the tax, how a worker acquires "insured status" required for benefit eligibility
- The conditions of entitlement to the various kinds of Social Security benefits
In addition to citations to the law, regulations and administrative rulings, Social Security Explained includes:
- The latest earnings base for Social Security tax and Medicare portion of the tax, as well as the annual earnings or retirement test amount
- The formula for the calculation of the maximum total amounts a family can receive in 2013 and prior years
- Documentation of statements throughout the text by citing the law, regulation, and Social Security administration manuals wherever possible
- And much more!
- Social Security Benefit Tables
- Tax Tables
- The Social Security System
- Social Security and Hospital Insurance Taxes
- Tax Rates
- Avoiding Tax Scams
- Employee Taxes
- Wages
- Returns and Payment of Taxes
- Federal Income Taxability of Benefits
- Coverage
- Employees
- Employers
- Employment
- Election of Coverage or Exemption
- Totalization Agreements
- Coverage of Self-Employed Persons
- Self-Employment Income and Taxes
- Net Earnings from Self-Employment
- Returns and Payment of Taxes under SECA
- Benefits
- Social Security Benefits
- Insured Status Requirements
- Computing Averages of Earnings
- Computing the Primary Insurance Amounts
- Retirement Benefits
- Disability
- Family Benefits
- Gratuitous Wage Credits
- Actuarially Reduced Benefits
- Minimum and Maximum Benefits
- Events Causing Increases in Benefits
- Events Causing Loss of Benefits
- Miscellaneous Provisions
- Claims for Benefits and Appeals
- Table of Cases
- Topical Index
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