Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 5.9 percent in 2022, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 5.9 percent cost-of-living adjustment…
Potential Consequences for Saving, Work, and Retirement Plans Karen E. Smith, C. Eugene Steuerle, Damir Cosic October 2021 Program on Retirement Policy Executive Summary Each of the three pillars of…
The Reconciliation (“Tax Cuts and Jobs”) Act of 2017 (“Act”), signed into law on December 22, 2017, raised the estate tax exemption to $11.7 millionper person ($23.4 million for couple)…
Below are some upcoming presentations by Richard Courtney on various elder law and special needs planning topics, followed by important information about some great events to be put on by…
The Constitution of the United States and the privacy laws that have emanated from its protections guarantee the right of each competent adult to act in his or her own…
September 9, 2021 Medicare’s Open Enrollment period – also known as the Annual Election Period or Annual Coordinated Election Period – runs from October 15 through December 7. During this…
The high inflation amounts that households and businesses have been experiencing this year are likely to lead to larger increases in tax brackets and other inflation-adjusted tax items in 2022.…
by Michelle Diament | August 31, 2021 The U.S. Department of Education is opening investigations into five states where officials say limits on school mask mandates may be in violation…
On July 23, 2021, the Social Security Administration (SSA) released new guidance about how pandemic-related financial assistance will affect an individual’s eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or their monthly…
Even before the coronavirus, there was a pandemic of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation in America. Tears in the social and economic fabric of the country have put an increasing…
