Georgia

Military Pensions (1)+

• Veterans' Survivors' Benefits

  If your spouse, parent, or child was a veteran that has died, you might be eligible for benefits. This document is a list of them. Read More

Other Pension Issues (5)+

• 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. Read More

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  Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services

• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

  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. Content Detail

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  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

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  Spanish / Español

• 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. Read More

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  Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services

• Retirement Plans, Benefits & Savings Information

  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. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Labor

• When You Retire From Your Own Business: What You Need to Know

  Provides basic information from the Social Security Administration on retirement for owners of businesses. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

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  Spanish / Español

  Russian / Pусский

  Chinese / 中文

Planning (3)+

• Building Wealth: A Beginner's Guide to Your Financial Future

  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. Content Detail

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  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

• How to Prepare for Retirement

  Top 10 Ways to Beat the Clock and Prepare for Retirement. Content Detail

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  Spanish / Español

• How Work Affects Your Benefits

  If you are receiving retirement or survivor's benefits, this booklet can tell you how much you can earn and still receive benefits. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

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  Spanish / Español

Related Information (4)+

• 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). Read More

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  Spanish / Español

• Information on Other Fringe Benefits

  "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. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Labor

• Securities and Business Regulation Division

  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. Content Detail

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  Georgia Secretary of State

• What is Elder Abuse?

  This brochure is aimed at providing information and resources for victims of elder abuse as well as defining laws pertaining to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Read More

Social Security (2)+

• Social Security Benefits Calculator

  This page has three calculators that you can use to try to estimate what your social security will be when you retire. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

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  Spanish / Español

• Your Social Security Number and Card

  Frequently asked questions about your Social Security number and card. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

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  Spanish / Español

  Chinese / 中文

Tax Information (1)+

• Frequently Asked Tax Questions About Retirement Accounts, Pensions and Annuities

  This web page answers common questions about taxes on retirement accounts, pensions and annuities. Content Detail

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  Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury

Tax Issues (3)+

• Answers to Frequently Asked Tax Questions by Senior Citizens

  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. Content Detail

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  Internal Revenue Service

• Frequently Asked Tax Questions About Retirement Accounts, Pensions and Annuities

  This web page answers common questions about taxes on retirement accounts, pensions and annuities. Content Detail

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  Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury

• Securities and Business Regulation Division

  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. Content Detail

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  Georgia Secretary of State

Consumer Protection (1)+

• Securities and Business Regulation Division

  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. Content Detail

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  Georgia Secretary of State

Credit Information (1)+

• Building Wealth: A Beginner's Guide to Your Financial Future

  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. Content Detail

  By:

  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Privacy (1)+

• Your Social Security Number and Card

  Frequently asked questions about your Social Security number and card. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

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  Spanish / Español

  Chinese / 中文

Know Your Rights Articles (9)+

• Answers to Frequently Asked Tax Questions by Senior Citizens

  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. Content Detail

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  Internal Revenue Service

• Authorization to Disclose Information to the Social Security Administration

  We need your written authorization to help get the information required to process your claim, and to determine your capability of managing benefits. Laws and regulations require that sources of personal information have a signed authorization before releasing it to us. Also, laws require specific authorization for the release of information about certain conditions and from educational sources. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

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  Arabic / العربية

  Spanish / Español

  Farsi / فارسی

  French / Français

  Creole / Kreyòl

  Armenian / Հայերէն

  Italian / Italiano

  Korean / 한국어

  Polish / Język Polski

  Russian / Pусский

  Tagalog / Pilipino

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

  Chinese / 中文

• Frequently Asked Tax Questions About Retirement Accounts, Pensions and Annuities

  This web page answers common questions about taxes on retirement accounts, pensions and annuities. Content Detail

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  Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury

• How Work Affects Your Benefits

  If you are receiving retirement or survivor's benefits, this booklet can tell you how much you can earn and still receive benefits. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

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  Spanish / Español

• Snapshot of Social Security

  This publication provides a snapshot of the most important features of the Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicare programs. You can find specific information about these programs, including our publications, by visitingwww.socialsecurity.gov on the Internet. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

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  Chinese / 中文

• Social Security Benefits Calculator

  This page has three calculators that you can use to try to estimate what your social security will be when you retire. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

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  Spanish / Español

• Social Security Forms

  This web site contains a large number of forms available in PDF format, including, but not limited to: (1) Benefit Claims Forms, (2) Benefit Claims Supporting Forms, (3) Direct Deposit Forms, (4) Certain Internal Revenue Service Forms. The web site also allows you to apply on line for certain benefits and services. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

• What is Elder Abuse?

  This brochure is aimed at providing information and resources for victims of elder abuse as well as defining laws pertaining to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Read More

• Your Social Security Number and Card

  Frequently asked questions about your Social Security number and card. Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Administration

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

  Chinese / 中文