Full question: How long does it take Social Security to accept/process a “Request for Withdrawal of Application”. It has been a month since I had the application processed. Hi there, It is difficult to know how long it takes for your withdrawal application to be approved after it has been submitted, but you do have…

Full question: Hello, I just turned 58, divorced, and totally disabled. Before my divorce was final, I was receiving SSI. In the divorce, I won the 401k which put me over asset limit and the SSI stopped. The 401k is all I have for the rest of my life. Is there a way for me…

Hi there, Yes, if eligible for both your own retirement benefits and survivor benefits, you may collect one benefit (even if it is a lower amount than the other benefit at the time you are collecting) and later switch to the other. This will allow a retirement benefit to increase all the way up to…

Full question: I am 62 and my higher earning spouse is currently 66, but plans to not collect his Social Security until age 70. We have a 30-year-old adult disabled child (from birth) who lives with us. If I collect my OWN reduced benefit now, can my husband collect the Child in Care benefits from…

Full question: Why can I receive my deceased husbands railroad pension, but I cannot collect my Social Security that I paid into after working for over 30 years? Hi there, Railroad retirement and survivor benefits work with Social Security, not in addition to it. That means that the Railroad retirement benefit is subtracted from the…

Full question: My 93 y/o mom just passed last month. I have been informed that I will have to file her 2023 W2 form. How and where? Hi there, Please contact your tax professional or the IRS for details on reporting income tax. Best of luck, Martha