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Mixing Apples, Oranges and Kumquats Q: In a recent column, you said that someone’s Social Security check might go down if they are still working while getting Social Security checks. You must be talking about taxes, because my husband is 69 and still working, and he gets an increase ever y year in his benefits. So, can you please clarify things for us? A: You’ve probably heard the phrase, “You are mixing apples with oranges.” Well, in your case, you are mixing an apple and an orange and a kumquat! In this situation, the kumquat is the taxation of Social Security benefits. And in the prior column you mentioned, I was not discussing that issue. In fact, I rarely get into the topic of the taxes you pay on your Social Security benefits. Why? Because, frankly, I don’t feel comfortable discussing it. As a retired Social Security guy, I know all about the payment of Social Security benefits, and that is what I write about. But the taxation of those benefits is handled by the Internal Revenue Service, not the Social Security Administration. So, when people need to know about the taxes they might pay on their Social Security benefits, I send them to the IRS or to a good local tax advisor. Let’s get back to that apple and orange. The apple is the penalty that applies to Social Security beneficiaries under full retirement age if they are working and earning over a prescribed limit. The orange is the increase in benefits that might occur for people (usually folks over their full retirement age) who continue to work after they start getting Social Security. OK, let’s peel that earnings penalty apple

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first. Once you are over your full retirement age, you Social Security beneficiary who worked in 2020 and can make as much money as you want and still get who made enough to raise your average monthly all of your Social Security benefits. But if you are un- wage, you will see your benefits go up around June der full retirement age, you lose $1 in benefits for of 2021 (with the increase paid retroactively to Janueach $2 you make over an earnings threshold that ary 2021). But the other important point I need to make goes up slightly every year. Currently, that thresh- about this process is that not everyone gets an inold is $18,240. Here is a quick example: Fred is 63 and get- crease. In fact, I’d guess most working beneficiaries ting Social Security. He takes a part-time job that don’t. Remember, I said that you only get an increase will pay him $25,000 in 2020. That is $6,760 over in benefits if the extra earnings you have increase the $18,240 earnings penalty limit. Half of that, or the average monthly wage upon which your Social $3,380, must be withheld from his 2020 Social Secu- Security benefit is based. Or, to put that another way, rity checks. Let’s say his normal monthly benefit is you get an increase in benefits if the earnings you $2,000 per month. The Social Security Administra- have now are higher than the lowest year of inflationtion will hold back one of his checks and $1,380 from adjusted earnings used in your original benefit foranother check in order to recover the $3,380 that he mula. Here is an example: Let’s say 67-year-old is not due. That’s a very simple explanation of the earn- Hank made $20,000 in 2019. He thinks he should get ings penalty process. As I explained in a recent an increase in his benefits because he was making column, this provision of the law is usually a mess only about $10,000 per year in 1984, which he figures to administer because people rarely know exactly must be the lowest of the 35-year base of earnings how much money they are going to make. So, the used in his original Social Security computation. But SSA starts withholding benefits based on whatever Hank needs to remember that those past earnings estimates you initially provide. But as your income were indexed for inflation. In other words, when the changes and the estimated yearly income changes, SSA figured his original benefit, they didn’t use the the withholding amounts change, and you either $10,000 he actually made. They multiplied that by an get overpaid or underpaid. So, this “apple” of a law indexing factor of probably around 4. That means usually ends up being all mushy -- maybe more like they used $40,000 instead of $10,000 as his 1984 wages. So, $40,000 (not $10,000) is his lowest year of applesauce! And now let’s get to the orange. You said your earnings. The $20,000 that Hank made in 2019 is way husband is 69, still working and gets an increase ev- less than that. So those new earnings he had will not ery year in his benefits. That’s quite a sweet orange, increase his overall average monthly wage and thus will not increase his monthly Social Security check. isn’t it? Here is what makes it sweet. On the other hand, if Hank had made $50,000 Your husband’s initial Social Security retirement benefit calculation was figured on his average in 2019, that would have been higher than the lowest monthly wage using his highest 35 years of inflation- year in his original benefit formula, and it would have indexed earnings as a base. If he works after he resulted in a small increase in his monthly Social Sestarts getting Social Security, those earnings he has curity check. “Small increase” is a key phrase here. 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Vegetarian May Have Fructose Intolerance DEAR DR. ROACH: What can you tell me about fructose intolerance and/or malabsorbtion? Is there a genetic predisposition to this? Can it develop later in life? What are the symptoms, and how is it diagnosed? What type of doctor can best make a diagnosis? I’ve read conflicting reports online regarding the breath analysis test. Can it be treated, or must one eliminate foods containing fructose completely from one’s diet? My father was diagnosed with some sort of fructose problem years ago. I have no other information about his condition as he has since passed away. I have developed some intestinal issues over the past year and have noticed I frequently experience stomach cramps after eating grapes and green apples, specifically. I am a vegetarian, and my diet consists of lots of fruits and vegetables. I’m wondering if I may have an issue with fructose. I hope not! What are your thoughts? -- D.K.

charide, and is found in many fruits, especially apples, pears, cherries and dates. Fructose is also found in honey and is part of the disaccharide sucrose (table sugar), where it is combined with glucose. What is fascinating yet poorly understood is that when fructose is consumed with glucose, it is absorbed better by people with fructose intolerance. Therefore, the goal in someone with inability to absorb fructose is to reduce or avoid fructose by itself. That means reducing foods and beverages sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup, which is present in many products; eating high-fructose fruits only with meals; and reducing honey intake. Sorbitol, a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener in “diet” or “sugarless” foods, tends to worsen fructose intolerance and should be avoided. A vegetarian diet is very healthy for most people, and you shouldn’t have to give up your fruits. Just following some simple rules should reduce or eliminate your symptoms. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: Does BPH increase the possibility of prostate cancer? -- A.L.

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Married with children: When a married person with children dies without a will, all property, investments and financial accounts that are “jointly owned” automatically goes to the surviving co-owner without going through probate, which is the legal process that distributes a deceased person’s assets. But for all other separately owned property or individual financial accounts, the laws of most states award one-third to one-half to the surviving spouse, while the rest goes to the children. Married with no children or grandchildren: Some states award the entire estate to the surviving spouse, or everything up to a certain amount (for example the first $100,000). But many other states award only one-third to onehalf of the decedent’s separately owned assets to the surviving spouse, with the remainder generally going to the deceased person’s parents, or if the parents are dead, to brothers and sisters.

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Costs will vary depending on where you live, but you can expect to pay anywhere between $200 and $1,000 to have your will drawn up by a licensed attorney. The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (naela.org) and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (actec.org) websites are good resources that have directories to help you find someone in your area.

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