Some earnings don’t reduce Social Security benefits
Bonuses, vacation pay and commissions don't count toward earnings test, but book royalties do.
Most advisers know that if their clients continue to work while collecting Social Security benefits before full retirement age, their benefits may be reduced if their earnings exceed an annual limit.
In 2014, retirees who are younger than full retirement age (66 for anyone born from 1943 through 19
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