If the Social Security Administration considers you a high-income beneficiary you'll pay a surcharge known as the Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount IRMAA That means if your modified adjusted gross income is more than for single filers or more than for those who are married and filing jointly you'll be paying the IRMAA penalty However as Peter with Richon Planning explains to Erin Kennedy there are strategies you should consider to reduce that penalty They are Roth IRA Conversions Health Savings Accounts Qualified Charitable Distributions There are also instances when you can apply for an IRMAA waiver To avoid that IRMAA
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