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FBI Reports Increase in Elder Fraud in 2022
The FBI recently released its annual elder fraud report for 2022. According to the FBI, losses from elder fraud increased 84 percent in 2022 when compared with the previous year. The losses from fraud in 2022 totaled $3.1 billion and affected over 88,000 people over...
Care Costs Expected to Continue to Rise
A government report projects that costs for nursing home, continuing care retirement communities, and home care will continue to rise in coming years. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) predicts that nursing home and continuing care retirement...
Getting a Replacement Social Security Tax Form
Every January Social Security mails out SSA-1099, or SSA-1042S, tax forms to all Social Security beneficiaries. The forms show what income needs to be reported to the IRS when filing an annual tax return. The SSA-1042S form only goes out to non-US citizens who live...
We’ve Moved!
Earlier this month, Mitchell, Brown & Associates moved to new offices. We’re still in Kirkwood, but our new address is 418 S. Clay Avenue, Kirkwood, MO 63122. Our new office is one block west of Kirkwood Road behind the Woodbine Center strip mall. To get to the...
MO HealthNet (Missouri Medicaid) Annual Reviews
The Missouri Department of Social Services will begin sending annual renewal letters, starting in April 2023, to check the eligibility of all MO HealthNet/Medicaid recipients. These notices will come through the mail for all MO HealthNet recipients, including those...
New Guide for Families With Disabled Children Becoming Adults
The Special Needs Alliance has published a new guide by James A. Caffry, Esq., on their blog for families with disabled individuals who are soon to turn twenty-two. A separate guide for families with a disabled child turning eighteen is also linked. In many states,...
Remembering Pearl Harbor
Today, December 7th, 2022, marks the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Over 2,400 American soldiers and civilians died and more than 1,000 were wounded. It is estimated that fewer than 1,500 survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack are still alive in 2022. ...
2023 Social Security Updates
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced cost-of-living and other adjustments for 2023. The maximum Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment will increase from $841 to $914 per month for eligible individuals. For eligible couples, the maximum...
How to Choose Beneficiaries
A beneficiary is any person, or entity, that will receive an asset after the death of an individual. Beneficiaries are typically named in a specific asset’s beneficiary designation. Bank accounts, life insurance policies, investment accounts, and retirement accounts...
New Missouri Voter ID Law
A new voter ID law is set to go into effect in Missouri for the upcoming November 2022 election. The only acceptable forms of voter ID will be an unexpired Missouri driver's license, a Missouri non-drivers ID, a U.S. passport, a U.S. Military ID, or other federally...
