Your spouse must be eligible for retirement benefits for you to be eligible for spousal benefits on their work record. Social Security has a one-year length-of-marriage rule for most couples before ...

Filing taxes as a married couple over 65 probably feels routine by now, but a new deduction worth up to $12,000 has added something worth checking before you send off your return. At a 22% tax rate, ...

If you're 65 or older, you could have a bigger tax refund coming your way this year thanks to the new senior deduction. Not everyone will qualify, but those who do will pay taxes on $6,000 less this ...

The Senate version of the “One Big Beautiful” budget bill includes a larger “senior bonus” tax deduction of $6,000 for seniors 65 and older ($12,000 for married seniors) beginning in 2025, an increase ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act that President Trump signed into law last July implemented multiple changes to the tax code, including for seniors. One notable change is a new $6,000 deduction ...

You expect a lot of financial changes when you get married, including eligibility for Social Security spousal benefits when you're old enough. While this is normally the case, there are a handful of ...