tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post3633840635842139719..comments2024-03-29T07:01:55.138-04:00Comments on Social Security News: "Doesn't Necessarily Mean You're Fine"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-4798309155693186692009-07-27T18:44:36.880-04:002009-07-27T18:44:36.880-04:00I suspect the last poster is correct - if your est...I suspect the last poster is correct - if your estimate of earnings for the year isn't the same as your W-2 sumitted after the end of the year, the system ignores the non-work months until the person responds to the letter and an SSA employee confirms the non-work month. The idea is that if your W-2 doesn't match your estimate, maybe you changed your work activity and didn't tell SSA. The article says he had no work activity but we don't know if that meant none in the year or none after he filed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-33528777118133770512009-07-27T00:19:48.128-04:002009-07-27T00:19:48.128-04:00He was probably paid using the monthly earnings te...He was probably paid using the monthly earnings test and simply failed to file an annual report.<br /><br />Happens all the time - no news here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-14671224592985728782009-07-26T20:55:38.482-04:002009-07-26T20:55:38.482-04:00As an SSA employee, it is so typical of people to ...As an SSA employee, it is so typical of people to give a lower earnings estimate or to give a lower figure of let's say $14,000 and then make $35,000 and complain about why they were overpaid. The disabled folks do this too, going back to work for years and then actually having the nerve to think that they could keep working for years with no disruption of their disability payments. As if when they filed the claims and got approved, that they said all along that they would be working. Had they told the truth and said they would be going back to work soon, issues such as trial work period and any ramifications could have been explained. But no, we have this article that acts like the agency just sent him a notice with no reason at all. If you underreport it affects your benefits, sorry this is the real world folks!Macknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-16653881974115378872009-07-26T16:26:54.793-04:002009-07-26T16:26:54.793-04:00There is absolutely nothing in the newspaper artic...There is absolutely nothing in the newspaper article that explains the reason for the overpayment. Another fine job of "journalism".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-22564325401987816092009-07-25T18:32:07.815-04:002009-07-25T18:32:07.815-04:00Sounds like his work report was too low and that t...Sounds like his work report was too low and that this is not an SSA error at all. If you're not full-retirement age, you have an obligation to keep SSA updated with an accurate estimate of what you're going to earn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-4699670463490058522009-07-25T13:28:17.734-04:002009-07-25T13:28:17.734-04:00read this for more info:
THE REST OF THE STORY
htt...read this for more info:<br />THE REST OF THE STORY<br />http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=409383Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-77881092451739540752009-07-25T13:04:10.224-04:002009-07-25T13:04:10.224-04:00As anyone who has ever been a BA for SSA knows, ov...As anyone who has ever been a BA for SSA knows, overpayments can occur due to SSA computation errors rather than beneficiary error or fraud. An o/p can be waived if the beneficiary was not at fault, but only if he or she cannot afford to pay it back. Partial withholding of benefits is an option.John Herlingnoreply@blogger.com