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Action needed for Social Security beneficiaries with dependents and who do not file tax returns to receive $500 per child payment

By Editor on April 20, 2020 5:10 PM Good Business, Recent Stories

Act Now – Go to IRS.gov – A Message from Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul (April 20, 2020) “Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who don’t file tax returns will start receiving their automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department soon. People receiving benefits who did not file 2018 or 2019 […]

New guidance about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments for Social Security, Supplemental Security Income Benefits

By Editor on April 13, 2020 9:56 AM Good Business, Heath, Recent Stories, Rockwall

From Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul: (April 13, 2020) “The Treasury Department launched a new web tool allowing quick registration for Economic Impact Payments for eligible individuals who do not normally file a tax return, and also announced that it would begin making automatic payments. However, for some people receiving benefits from the Social Security […]

Inspector General announces National ‘Slam the Scam’ Day

By Editor on February 11, 2020 5:09 PM Good Cause, Heath, Recent Stories, Rockwall

The Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, Gail S. Ennis, is designating Thursday, March 5, 2020 as National “Slam the Scam” Day, to raise public awareness of government imposter telephone scams across the United States. These pervasive scams—in which callers pretend to be government employees to mislead victims into providing personal information or making […]

Inspector General warns about new twist to Social Security phone scams

By Editor on January 9, 2020 5:02 PM Good Business, Heath, Rockwall, Royse City

The Inspector General of Social Security, Gail S. Ennis, is warning the public that telephone scammers may send faked documents by email to convince victims to comply with their demands. The Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General has received reports of victims who received emails with attached letters and reports that appeared to […]