Even if you receive Social Security benefits, you will have to file a tax return and pay taxes if you have outside income from different sources.These income sources include work wages, self employment earnings, and dividends from life insurance policies and investments.ven if you receive Social Security benefits, you will have to file a tax return and pay taxes if you have outside income from different sources.
In July of 2007 the claims backlog for SSDI and SSI cases was at its highest mark ever reaching 749,224 cases. The information below should help give you an idea of how long it takes to get a decision at the hearing level. The national average in 7/07 was 528 days. As of 5/30/08 a new report was published with an update on processing times at the hearing level. The national average for 5/08 was 523 days.
Many people assume that they will receive a notice regarding the judge's decision immediately after the hearing has concluded. This is not the case. You will receive a written notice within 60 to 90 days following the date of your hearing. Fortunately, as mentioned above, nearly two-thirds of cases are decided in favor of the disability applicant as a result of these hearings. If yours is not among them, you still have a chance to appeal your case further.