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The SSI marriage penalty can cost couples up to $484 a month, forcing many to choose between love and financial security.
The SSI 'marriage penalty' can reduce or eliminate benefits for recipients who marry, threatening their financial and ...
An NPR investigation of SSI — a program run by the Social Security Administration — found that many disabled people get caught by this "marriage penalty," a left-over rule from decades ago ...
Generally speaking, when US tax filers of any race get married, they can get hit with either a “marriage penalty” or a “marriage bonus,” meaning they pay more or less in taxes as a married ...
The Institute for Family Studies recently reported on how “marriage penalties” cause a marriage to be a financial drag. The tax system seems to make single people benefit more than married ...
THE PRESIDENT was right to veto the marriage penalty legislation Congress sent to him, but not for the reasons he stated. The chief shortcomings of the bill are not that it is too expensive or ...
Barry Dolowich is a certified public accountant and owner of a full-service accounting and tax practice with offices in Monterey. He can be reached at (831) 372-7200. Please address any questions to ...
There is no marriage penalty for couples who are each getting their own Social Security benefit.(aldomurillo / Getty Images) I frequently get questions from soon-to-be retirees who have heard ...
The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute recently dived into tax policies, as well as benefit and other programs, to see if Utah's government policies create "marriage penalties" or "marriage bonuses." ...