Your Social Security Number and Card
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A Social Security number is important because you need it to get a job, collect Social Security benefits and receive some other government benefits. Many other companies you do business with, such as banks and credit companies, also ask for your number.
By: Social Security Administration
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Social Security Benefits Calculator
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This page has three calculators that you can use to try to estimate what your social security will be when you retire.
By: Social Security Administration
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Frequently Asked Tax Questions About Individual Retirement Arrangements
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This web page answers common tax questions about individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and individual retirement arrangements.
By: Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury
Answers to Frequently Asked Tax Questions by Senior Citizens
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This web site answers common questions that Senior Citizens have about their taxes, especially their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). The web site contains links to particular IRS publications.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Frequently Asked Tax Questions About Retirement Accounts, Pensions and Annuities
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This web page answers common questions about taxes on retirement accounts, pensions and annuities.
By: Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury
Securities and Business Regulation Division
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The Securities and Business Regulation Division of the Georgia Secretary of State's Office protects Georgians from investment, cemetery and pre-need funeral services/merchandise, charity and telemarketing fraud by registering and regulating:
securities offerings, securities firms, securities salespeople, investment advisors, charities, charitable fundraisers, and cemeteries and pre-need funeral services/merchandise.
By: Georgia Secretary of State
Common Questions About Military Retiree Beneficiary Cards
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This document answers common questions about military retiree beneficiary cards. Beneficiaries are people (or a person) who should receive any retired pay you are owed when you die.
By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
Compensation and Pension Benefits for Veterans
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Compensation & Pension Service administers a variety of benefits and services for veterans, their dependents and survivors, including, but not limited to: service-connected compensation, DIC, non-service connected pension, burial & accrued benefits, guardianship and public contact services. This website contains information about what benefits we administer.
By: Southern Center for Human Rights
Death Pension Benefits for Veterans
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This website has information on death pensions for eligible dependents of deceased wartime veterans
By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
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Veterans' Survivors' Benefits
The death of a family member can raise many legal issues, particularly if your loved one served in the military. If your spouse, parent, or child was a veteran, you might be eligible for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
There are three main types of benefits that may be available to survivors of veterans. Survivors may be able to get dependency and indemnity compensation, death pension benefits, and burial benefits.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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PBGC was created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage the continuation and maintenance of voluntary private pension plans, provide timely and uninterrupted payment of pension benefits, and keep pension insurance premiums at a minimum. Defined benefit pension plans promise to pay a specified monthly benefit at retirement, commonly based on salary and years on the job.
By: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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Retirement Benefits
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This website has information about Social Security Retirement Benefits.
By: Social Security Administration
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Railroad Retirement Insurance System
The Railroad Retirement Insurance system provides retirement, disability and survivors benefits under rules approximately the same as for Social Security. There is also a supplemental retirement annuity and, for some people, the possibility of collecting both Railroad Retirement and Social Security benefits.
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
Retirement Plans, Benefits & Savings Information
(Separate Website)
A pension plan is an employee benefit plan established or maintained by an employer or by an employee organization (such as a union), or both, that provides retirement income or defers income until termination of covered employment or beyond. This web site contains: (1) Consumer Information on Pension Plans, (2) Types of Retirement Plans, (3) Compliance with federal law, such as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), (4) Employer Responsibilities, (5) Pension Plan Participant Rights, (6) Rights to Plan Information, (7) Retirement Savings, and (8) Small Business Pension Plan Options and much more.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
When You Retire From Your Own Business: What You Need to Know
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If you own and operate a business and are younger than full retirement age and you are getting ready to retire, Social Security needs to know whether you will retire completely or whether you still plan to work. If you are at full retirement age or older, you can get all your Social Security benefits whether you retire from your business or not.
By: Social Security Administration
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Income Support: Pensions
Pensions are retirement programs established and maintained by employers. Money in most pension programs is put in by employees and employers, although there are some plans that are funded only by employees. Pensions are payable upon retirement either after a certain number of years of employment or at a certain age of the former employee. The Employment Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law which provides pension plan protection to some workers who are employed by companies in the private work force.
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
Building Wealth: A Beginner's Guide to Your Financial Future
(Separate Website)
Building Wealth: A Beginner's Guide to Securing Your Financial Future offers introductory guidance to individuals and families seeking help to develop a plan for building personal wealth. While a comprehensive discussion of accounting, finance and investment options is beyond the scope of this workbook, it presents an overview of personal wealth-building strategies.
By: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
How to Prepare for Retirement
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Top 10 Ways to Beat the Clock and Prepare for Retirement.
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How Work Affects Your Benefits
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If you are receiving retirement or survivor's benefits, this booklet can tell you how much you can earn and still receive benefits.
By: Social Security Administration
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Learn the Facts on Saving and Investing
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Do you know how much money you’ll need to maintain your family’s current standard of living in retirement? If the answer is No, you’re not alone. A recent national survey found that more than half of working Americans have never determined the amount of money they’ll need to live comfortably in retirement.
By: Georgia Secretary of State
Ending a Job
This document discusses the following questions: What happens if you are fired or laid off from your job or if you quit? What happens if you become ill or are injured and cannot work? What is sick leave and how is it covered? What happens when you retire? What is a pension? What is Social Security? The document is an excerpt from An Introduction to Law in Georgia, Fourth Edition, published by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 1998 (updated 2004).
By: Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
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Information on Other Fringe Benefits
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"Other Benefits" include a host of incentives provided by agreement between an employer and an employee (or the employee's representative). Most of these benefits are not required by law. This website contains information about: (1) Child Care Assistance, (2) Disability Insurance, (3) Flexible Schedules, (4) Other Compensation Benefits, (5) Other Insurance Benefits, (6)Severance Pay, (7) Unemployment Insurance, and (8) Wellness Benefits.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Know Your Rights on the Job Q & A A publication by the National Council of La Raza
to help safeguard Latinos in the workplace, Know Your Rights on the Job Q & A. The format of the Q & A is designed to educate Latino employees on their rights and how to combat common forms of discrimination often experienced by this group.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
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What is Elder Abuse?
Elder abuse affects people of all backgrounds without regard for social status, income, sex, or race. Four to ten percent of elders will be a victim of abuse. Elder abuse is grossly underreported and investigated. Victims are often ashamed and fear reporting their abusers. In addition, victims often do not know where to find help. This brochure is aimed at providing information and resources for victims as well as defining laws pertaining to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
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