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.
When your case gets sent back to the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR), it may take another 6 to 18 months for the second hearing to be scheduled. Altogether, you may be looking at 12 to 36 months before you get another chance to present your case even if you âwinâ your case at the Appeals Council!