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Social Security Explained, 2013 Edition by CCH Editorial Staff Publication

Social Security Explained, 2013 Edition
by CCH Editorial Staff Publication
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Imprint: Aspen Publishers
ISBN: 9780808034056
Paperback: 492 pages
Publication Cycle: Published annually
Last Updated: 4/9/2013
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The 2013 edition of Social Security Explained succinctly provides a succinct, comprehensive, and detailed explanation of the federal old-age, survivor's and disability insurance programs under the Social Security Act.

Social Security Explained covers:

  • Who is covered by the Social Security system
  • Liability for the tax, how a worker acquires "insured status" required for benefit eligibility
  • The conditions of entitlement to the various kinds of Social Security benefits

In addition to citations to the law, regulations and administrative rulings, Social Security Explained includes:

  • The latest earnings base for Social Security tax and Medicare portion of the tax, as well as the annual earnings or retirement test amount
  • The formula for the calculation of the maximum total amounts a family can receive in 2013 and prior years
  • Documentation of statements throughout the text by citing the law, regulation, and Social Security administration manuals wherever possible
  • And much more!


  • Social Security Benefit Tables
  • Tax Tables
  • The Social Security System
  • Social Security and Hospital Insurance Taxes
    • Tax Rates
    • Avoiding Tax Scams
    • Employee Taxes
    • Wages
    • Returns and Payment of Taxes
  • Federal Income Taxability of Benefits
  • Coverage
    • Employees
    • Employers
    • Employment
    • Election of Coverage or Exemption
    • Totalization Agreements
  • Coverage of Self-Employed Persons
    • Self-Employment Income and Taxes
    • Net Earnings from Self-Employment
    • Returns and Payment of Taxes under SECA
    • Benefits
  • Social Security Benefits
    • Insured Status Requirements
    • Computing Averages of Earnings
    • Computing the Primary Insurance Amounts
    • Retirement Benefits
    • Disability
    • Family Benefits
    • Gratuitous Wage Credits
    • Actuarially Reduced Benefits
    • Minimum and Maximum Benefits
    • Events Causing Increases in Benefits
    • Events Causing Loss of Benefits
    • Miscellaneous Provisions
    • Claims for Benefits and Appeals
  • Table of Cases
  • Topical Index

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