survivors, and disability benefits programs. It pays particular attention to retirement benefits and Parts A, B, C and D of the Medicare program. It details eligibility requirements and explains how monthly benefit amounts are based on the Social Security taxes paid during working years. It reflects benefit amounts, the taxable earnings base and other variables set forth by the Social Security Administration for the upcoming year. In addition, all examples and benefit tables have been updated for 2011. The new edition also reflects the two-percentage-point reduction in FICA tax enacted at the end of 2010 and its impact on employers, employees, and the self-employed, along with a revised tax table.

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