The Social Security Fairness Act provided more than 2.8 million beneficiaries with higher payments. Here's what to know about reporting that income to the IRS.

Editor's note: A correction was made to this story to clarify that non-covered workers did not pay Social Security taxes on their pensions, according to the SSA website. On Jan. 5, former President ...

As tax season kicks off and Americans start thinking about their 2025 returns, more than 3 million public sector retirees are seeing a welcome change: bigger Social Security checks, thanks to the ...

For the first time in decades, Social Security is redefining the full retirement age — and that's just one of seven big changes hitting in 2026 that could affect your benefits, taxes or claiming ...