Name: Fact-Checking the Social Security Commissioner’s Email
Uploaded: 2026-07-13T09:00:04-06:00
Duration: 6 min 29 s
Channel: Rick Kahler
Description: A client called me last week wanting to know how to claim a $7,500 tax refund he thought he'd missed. His question was based on an email sent in early July to Social Security recipients from Frank J. Bisignano, commissioner of the Social Security Administration. It read in part: “. . . over 35 million American seniors received an average of $7,500 in relief this tax season."

Tag: taxable Social Security benefits

Fact-Checking the Social Security Commissioner’s Email

Jul 13, 2026

A client called me last week wanting to know how to claim a $7,500 tax refund he thought he’d missed. His question was based on an email sent in early July to Social Security recipients from Frank J. Bisignano, commissioner of the Social Security Administration....

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