ACA income planning Social Security first year

[Born2Fish]

I am working on ACA income/cliff planning.

I retired this year and started SS effective Oct, 2020.

So, I will receive SS benefits for October, November and December.

Since the benefits check is deposited the month after payment is due, I will only have 2 payments deposited during 2020.

Will the SSA-1099 for 2020 show 3 months of SS income or just 2 months?

I plan to withdraw as much as possible from tIRA in November/December to maximize 2020 income based on cliff.

I will post a summary here for review soon.

[VanWinkle]

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Originally Posted by Born2Fish I am working on ACA income/cliff planning. I retired this year and started SS effective Oct, 2020. So, I will receive SS benefits for October, November and December. Since the benefits check is deposited the month after payment is due, I will only have 2 payments deposited during 2020. Will the SSA-1099 for 2020 show 3 months of SS income or just 2 months? I plan to withdraw as much as possible from tIRA in November/December to maximize 2020 income based on cliff. I will post a summary here for review soon.

It should only show 2 months income as it is figured on when the money is paid out, not when it is earned.