Working and collecting Social Security before full retirement age? Here’s what happens: Earn more than $24,480 this year, and Social Security keeps $1 of every $2 above that line.
Most personal finance sites stop right there, with a scary number and a shrug. What almost none of them tell you is the second half of the story. That money isn’t gone. It’s coming back — just not the way you’d expect.
I’ve been a CPA since 1981, and I’ve watched this rule terrify people for over four decades. So let’s walk through exactly what Social Security takes, when it takes it, and how it pays you back.
The rule, in plain English
If you claim Social Security…
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