Q: “I am receiving Social Security retirement benefits and I recently went back to work. Do I have to pay Social Security [FICA] taxes on my income?”
A: Yes. By law, your employer must withhold FICA taxes from your paycheck. Although you are retired, you do receive credit for those new earnings. Each year Social Security automatically credits the new earnings and, if your new earnings are higher than in any earlier year used to calculate your current benefit, your monthly benefit could increase.
For more information, visit www.socialsecurity.gov or call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778).
Q: “I’ve heard there is a way for my daughter to get her disability application on the “fast-track.” How does this work?”
A: If your daughter has one of the more than 100 impairments on the Compassionate Allowances list at www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances, her application might be “fast-tracked” for a decision.