For anyone trying to keep their personal information secure, recent headlines have been a grim kick in the pants. The harshest came last month when the National Public Data breach was disclosed—the ...

When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...

Social Security recipients should know about two phone service changes that started Monday. • Need to change your direct deposit info? Changes to direct deposit information must now either be done ...

A new and digital alternative to the traditional Social Security card will be available by early summer, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. The agency will introduce a feature that ...

As Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano tells it, callers only had to wait an average of 8 minutes to speak to an agent on the phone in July. “We had a bold goal of single-digit wait time on ...

The Internal Revenue Service often includes worksheets along with form 1040 instructions. However, these worksheets and instructions often are ambiguous, leaving the ...