Form W-4V, taxable Social Security

Form W-4V is relatively short, with few fields to complete, apart from showing the individual’s name, address, social security number, and claim or identification number. It gives the individual the option to start or stop withholding from social security or similar...

Reagan at work

Before the government enacted the Social Security Amendments of 1983, social security income was not taxable. The legislation’s enactment created the need to withhold federal income tax. Form W-4V,  (Voluntary Withholding Request), allows benefit recipients to have...

Purple invasion Saga

We all know that the US built up their military in 1940 and with our allies won WWII. That is now history.  But in 1936 the US military was minuscule and outdated and ill prepared for war, while war ravages Europe and Asia (Japan invaded China in 1931). Our ill...

Stocks

I was just reading in Kiplinger’s that in general, the factors to seek in stocks next year will be value and quality. Price-earnings ratios are a bit above their long-term average now, implying that stocks aren’t super expensive, but they aren’t a particular bargain...

Population issues

Have you ever wondered about the world population?  I obviously have. There are 8 billion people worldwide.  The 7 largest counties populations are broken down below: China              1,452B India               1.417B USA                 338M Indonesia       276M...

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