If your primary pension is a public employee pension (STRS, PERS, CSRS, Railroad Retirement ... Windfall Elimination Provision is designed to calculate her Social Security benefit as if she ...

My dad worked for the railroad, which meant that when he retired, he had a pension. I never realized how easy it was for him until I had to learn everything about retirement planning. Planning for ...

who asks whether she can collect both the spousal pension she is receiving from Railroad Retirement and Social Security based on her own work history. Dan notes that the programs aren't identical ...

Does Social Security put in the money I paid into Social Security for 24 years in my Railroad Retirement benefit? How does it work? — Retiring soon A. Congratulations on your pending retirement.

Assume your spouse’s Social Security full retirement age benefit is $2,500, so therefore you would be entitled to $1,250. Since 2/3rds of your public sector government pension is $2,000 ($3,000 ...

Railroad retirement benefits (other than Tier I benefits) are taxed like benefits received under a qualified pension or profit sharing plan. For this purpose, the Tier II portion of the taxes ...