Filing for Social Security Disability is a complex process for claimants and requires a large amount of personal information. Just some of the information SSA will want you to provide when you apply for disability includes: Personal Background Questions • Addresses and marital status information.• Citizenship information.• Information about dependent children. Work Background Questions • […]
Do Social Security Benefits Get Taxed? The intricate world of Social Security benefits can be scary and confusing to navigate. Likewise, tax season is a daunting beast. As October arrives, the new fiscal year resets many clocks and wallets. If you are receiving Social Security Benefits, it is important to know which ones are subject […]
Struggles with Social Security—Pandemic Fallout The Social Security Administration’s efforts to serve the disabled public seem to be falling well short of the mark as the continuing fallout from the pandemic becomes more evident. At the outset of the COVID pandemic, Social Security closed its offices and resorted to remote working. Local offices began to […]
We all watch the numbers skyrocket—grocery prices, gas prices, rent—all signs to the sinister conclusion of “inflation.” But is it all bad? And how does inflation affect those on fixed incomes? For social security beneficiaries, inflation looks like payday, on the surface. Each year, the Social Security Administration uses an inflation index to make a […]
Goss and Fentress PLC is a well-established law firm that represents people who are having trouble obtaining their owed Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. We’ve had a rough couple of years through no fault of our own. We successfully managed to stay open, agile, and safe during the Covid-19 […]
In March it will have been 2 years since the Social Security Administration closed its doors to the public. Since then, nearly all of their business has been conducted virtually – by phone, online, and through the mail. Initial plans to reopen January 3rd, 2022, were scrapped amid squabbles with the 3 unions representing the […]
Anyone who’s been following the drama at the top of the Social Security Administration (SSA) should be celebrating the removal of former Trump appointees Commissioner Andrew Saul and former Deputy Commissioner David Black. President Biden on [date] asked for their resignations. Black had the grace to tender his resignation immediately. Saul refused, got himself fired, […]
To inhibit the spread of the Coronavirus, Social Security has ceased providing services to walk-in visitors in their offices across the country. They have instead committed to delivering ongoing benefits and critical services via online, telephone, and mail. According to their official website, people can satisfy most of their Social Security needs more conveniently online. Social Security’s website allows you to apply for retirement, disability, and Medicare benefits, check on application and appeal statuses, and more from any device. However, if you cannot take advantage of their online services, they are prepared to solve […]
The process to receive Social Security benefits can be difficult from start to finish. Many claimants seek our help once they have been denied benefits. We help them file appeals and represent them at hearings in front of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The subsequent steps in filing an appeal for benefits after an initial […]
Following the first 2020 presidential debate, it is more obvious than ever that November 3rd is a very critical day for our clients. This debate fell far short of hopes and expectations. It quickly dissolved into a relentless barrage of personal insults and disruptions that reflected the chaos and division currently plaguing this country. Unless […]