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Kentucky Senator Johnny Ray Turner has filed a Senate Resolution to amend Title II of the Social Security Act, to repeal provisions that limit or reduce benefits for public sector employees that receive pension or social security benefits that come from employment outside of their government employment.  Teachers, in particular, are affected by this.  

Should Government worker benefits be reduced because they worked additional jobs to augment their income?  

From - WKYT - WYMT News 57 Mountain News Homepage

"The National Education Association estimates that 300,000 individuals are losing an average of $3,600 a year due to the Government Pension

Offset provision.

Turner said the Windfall Elimination provision impacts the teaching profession because people are less likely to leave other careers in which they earn Social Security benefits to become educators.

The Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination provisions have the severest effect on widowed lower-income women who have worked hard for years and can least afford reduced benefits."

http://www.wkyt.com/wymtnews/headlines/13947622.html


If you used information on a 1099-SSA form, and have already filed your return, you should file an amended return when you receive an updated 1099-SSA.  The revised forms are in the mail.

From SmartPros.com

"The incorrect data was contained on some 1099-SSA forms sent out earlier this month, said Mark Lassiter, spokesman for the agency in Baltimore.

The 1099s are sent to all persons who receive Social Security benefits, reporting how much they received during the year. That information is needed to fill out income tax returns. The Internal Revenue Servicereceives copies of the 1099s, which are matched to returns by computer.

Corrected forms will be sent to all affected Social Security recipients and to the IRS by the end of the month, Lassiter said. Because corrected information is on the way, he said the Social Security Administration decided not to tell the public about the mistake until asked about it by a reporter."


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