In fact, with the exemption in effect, shoppers from the suburbs and perhaps those from nearby parts of Connecticut, which has a 6.35 percent sales tax, might be enticed by a simple calculation: Shop for clothes (under $110) in New York City, and pay no sales tax. And city residents might be enticed to stay.
For example, if you're 64 years old, taking home $1,100 a month in Social Security benefits ($13,200 annually), and you earn $24,000 in wages in 2016, you can expect the SSA to reduce your 2016 annual benefit by $4,140 ($24,000 minus $15,720, then divided by $2). Your net benefit would be $9,060.
Benefits and Work. If you start benefits between the month you turn 62 and the month you reach full retirement age, the Social Security Administration will deduct one dollar from your annual benefit amount for every two dollars you make above an annual limit. As of 2013, this limit is $15,120 or $1,260 per month. To figure how much you can work and still get benefits, double your annual benefit amount and add the $15,120 limit. Suppose your annual benefit is $15,000. You can make at most $30,000 plus $15,120 or $45,120. At this point your benefit amount reaches zero.