You can also request that the IRS withhold money for taxes from your Social Security checks up front. This would save you the trouble of having to do the math to figure out how much you might owe. If it withholds too much from your checks, you'd get the extra back as a refund when you file your tax return.

Ways to avoid paying taxes on Social Security benefits. Before we dive into some ways to potentially reduce your tax burden, it’s good to remember that the portion of your benef

Eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits would provide current beneficiaries with thousands more dollars but could cause younger generations to lose thousands in benefits.

Social Security retirement benefits are subject to taxes in many cases. But familiarity with the rules and some advance planning can limit the impact.

Retirees across the U.S. lead very different lifestyles, but nearly all of them depend upon Social Security to pay for at least part of their monthly expenses. You may already know that the size of your benefit depends on several factors,

About 94,000 Louisiana government retirees immediately will begin receiving their full Social Security benefits from any private employment that had been docked for years because they also received public service pensions.