The Windfall Elimination Provision is designed to calculate her Social Security benefit as if she is a high earner at $125,000 all in the Social Security system.

Photo: 401kcalculator.org via Flickr. The Windfall Elimination Provision is designed to prevent people who didn't pay Social Security tax on the majority of their income from receiving ...

The windfall elimination provision reduces the first of those percentages. How much the SSA reduces it depends on how many years you paid Social Security taxes.

The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) can significantly impact your Social Security benefits if you receive a pension from a job where you didn't pay Social Security taxes. Learn how this ...

There is a companion law called the “windfall elimination provision,” more commonly known by its acronym, WEP, which usually reduces any Social Security retirement benefits earned at side jobs ...

Two competing proposals in Congress address Social Security provisions—the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO)—that affect workers who have worked in ...

The windfall elimination provision was introduced in 1983 as a benefits safeguard. It prevents certain workers from collecting full Social Security benefits in addition to a pension, without ...

There is a companion law called the “windfall elimination provision,” more commonly known by its acronym, WEP, which usually reduces any Social Security retirement benefits earned at side jobs ...

A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about something called the “government pension offset.” It is a law that essentially says this: If you get a pension from a ...

For those falling under the latter category, there are two rules that may reduce the amount of Social Security benefits you will receive – the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the ...

The windfall elimination provision or WEP can reduce your Social Security retirement benefits; the government pension offset or GPO reduces the amount of your Social Security spouse's, widow's, or ...