Saturday, February 25, 2017

Social Security




SSN SSA 
Social Security Survivor Benefits – The Rules
Social Security Survivor Benefits for the death a Spouse 
Social Security: The Survivor Benefit, Simplified 
寡婦領遺夫福利 如何選擇較高金額 

Survivors Planner: How Much Would Your Benefit Be? survival benefit
remarry after 60
Formula for Family Maximum Benefit 3394
$1411 / 75% = $1881
 
Social Security Benefit Amounts For The Surviving Spouse 
 rate 28.5/7 = 4.07%/year amount increase
           do this if live less than this age 
60  71.5%  x+7 78.56 $1345 
61  75.57% x+6 80.56 
62  79.64% x+5 82.56 
63  83.71% x+4 84.56 
64  87.79% x+3 86.56 
65  91.86% x+2 88.56 
66  95.93% x+1 90.56 
67 100.0%            $1881 
               84.96 average life expectancy 

Income exempt limit, working during retirement (Exempt Amounts Under The Earnings Test) $17640

Maximize benefit: begin at 60 or full retirement age and switch to below at 70 

2024 survivor 60 $2796 67 $3911 70 $4873 
     self     62 $2710 67 $3911 70 $4873 

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To do: 
* Living trust (not quitclaim deed) 
* Life insurance, term, permanent: whole, universal, variable universalIUL indexed universal life (level, not increasing, death benefit) to borrow, coverage, care, credit, 5-in-1, Loan (traditional or wash 0%, participating or index with interest) instead of withdraw from surrender value. Living benefits: terminal, critical, and chronic illness.  
* Annuity to maximize cash flow and less estate. Best from Roth. Indexed. cash value interest rate 1% + initial 35%-47% bonus with indexed growth (participating rate, cap rate), fixed cash out rate 7% 
* Long term care insurance: standalone, life insurance + rider (older) [reimbursement/indemnity $460/day per diem limit no tax], LI + 2x discount withdraw (saving), LTC + death benefit (older), annuity + LTC 2x enhancement/income until no cash value (for old people).  2 of 6 activities of daily living ADLs, bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, transferring, continence; and maybe in confinement for 60 or 90 days.  
* mega backdoor Roth IRA,  Mega backdoor Roth 
NNN lease triple net lease property, IRS Enrolled agent EA Class
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Living Trust: owner of house, beneficiary of life insurance, annuity, but not retirement plans (stretch Roth IRA to withdraw at 10th year). LT配保險信託,LT變不可撤銷信託,LT變朝代信託+私人基金會 
Life insurance without estate tax, be insured 被保人,not applicant 要保人
Out-of-state triple net property 1031 step-up cost basis 
Estate Planning, Living Trust, inheritance, inherit, joint tenancy with right of survivorship 
Revocatible Living Trust asset management to avoid probate, Grantor 創辦人,Trustee 管理人,Beneficiary 擁有人.  Trustee service law firm 0.3-0.5% in no-state tax + wealth management.  split into two, how to withdraw money, executor 執行人 of other assets not in the trust, 授權人,medical power of attorney 醫療代理人,
Irrevocable living trust, California 90 years, Nevada 720 years, Delaware, Wyoming forever dynasty trust. HEMS health education maintenance support 
Estate tax 2026 15Mx2, estates of decedents survived by a spouse may elect to pass any of the decedent's unused exemption to the surviving spouse. This election is made on a timely filed estate tax return for the decedent with a surviving spouse. Note that simplified valuation provisions apply for those estates without a filing requirement absent the portability election. ILIT irrevocable life insurance trust, second-to-die, joint survivorship. Estate tax is better than capital gain tax.   Washington estate tax 14-20% above 3M

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Retirement Planner: Benefits, Retire Early bridge with 401k (mid 2028 59½) 
Delayed Retirement Credits 
Medicare end of 2033, 65 yrs, limit age 63 year income to prevent IRMMA surcharge

If retired with no job before 65: 
* Roth IRA conversion after retirement and before 73 years on 4/1 to prevent or minimize RMD (required minimum distribution) QLAC qualified longevity annuity contracts 
* sale stocks with married filing jointly standard deduction $31k + 0% Long-term capital gain tax rate if income < $97k.  
* Roth conversion until 62 to lower IRMMA 
* sale California house / or keep until inheritance for step-up in cost basis to fair market value FMV 
* buy a house near Seattle and move to Washington (Long-term capital gains tax 7%, deduction 270k) 
* buy a house in Taipei and move to Taiwan for health insurance before Medicare 

35 top earning years to get maximum benefit, 1997-end of 2031, 63 yrs old 

yr  pct yr past 70

            start if live less than this age
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62  70% x+8  74.67
63  76% x+7  76.67
64  82% x+6  78.67
65  88% x+5  80.67
66  94% x+4  82.67
67 100% x+3  80.5
68 108% x+2  82.5
69 116% x+1  84.5
70 124% x

Children health insurance until turning 26, 10/2027(58), 4/2030(61.5) 
Graduate from college, 5/2023 (54), 5/2026 (57)
Leaving home, 9/2019 (50), 9/2022 (53)

COLA Cost-of-Living Adjustments, CPI-W graph
CPI over the years Consumer Price Index, graph/chart 

Reverse mortgage逆按揭 不動產逆向抵押貸款 以房養老

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