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.
Until you reach the full retirement age, for each $2 you earn in 2014 above $1,290 a month, or $15,480 a year, you lose $1 of your annual Social Security benefits. After 66, benefits donât get cut no matter how much you earn.