I've yet to meet anyone who gets excited about filing their taxes, but for most it's a dull afternoon and then they get a refund deposited to their bank account. That's not the case for many seniors,

If you're currently receiving or soon will be receiving Social Security retirement benefits, here's what to know about which states may tax you.

That $720 per month amounts to around $8,640 on an annual basis. That might not seem like a lot — and it wasn't. Median household income in 1995 was close to $36,000. A retired couple bringing in twice that $8,640 would still have far less than $36,000.