Clarifying the Earnings Test Confusion
If you claimed your retirement benefits before reaching your full retirement age and you continue to work, you are likely highly aware of the Retirement Earnings Test. The government limits how much you can earn from an employer or self-employment before they begin temporarily withholding a portion of your Social Security payments. Understandably, working retirees often panic at the thought of a $2,000 payment pushing them over that strict annual limit.
You can breathe easy on this front. The Social Security Administration strictly defines what counts toward the earnings limit: W-2 wages and net earnings from self-employment. The earnings test explicitly excludes investment dividends, pension payouts, IRA withdrawals, capital gains, and government stimulus payments.
A direct check from the Treasury is unearned income. It will not trigger the earnings test, and it will not cause the government to withhold a single dime of your monthly checks, regardless of your age.
Thank you for this inflrmation. I look forward to a possible $2,000 check. I have such a small retirement income it barely makes my rent even unaffordable. Lets pray for this one time payment.
Wake me up when my monies are in my account,until then it’s all “what if”!
I heard I’m eligible for a free roof. Is that true. Also a food card was supposed to be sent to me, still haven’t received it.
The biggest lie in our country is acting like economics on the federal level work the same as they do on a personal level. They do not! They are fundamentally different. The national debt is not what you are told it is and what you think it is. Read Stephanie Kelton’s book: The Deficit Myth.
This is what you get when you vote for criminals.
How do i find out how to receive this
$2;000 payment.
And we thought the tariffs would bring down the national debt. It’s never been so high like 43 billion. Come on, let’s get a grip.
If it was going to congress folks they would get it free of any tax or liability. But because its
going to regular citizens we will have to pay…dbl std as usual…e-i-e-i-o.
Wake me up when the funds are in my account.
I can sure use the $2000.00 payment to pay bills.