I discussed this with a tax professional here I know who does the taxes for a Japanese friend of mine who receives trust benefits from his long-term American partner who passed away 4 years ago (at age 100). She assured me that the U.S. social securi...

Thanks for your post. All I can say is ... confusing. I could never figure it out by myself. I know that a same sex partner Japanese partner of an old U.S. friend who passed away a few years ago at age 100 is receiving trust fund benefits. He pays ta...

I'm 67 years old and joined Medicare parts A and B when I become eligible at 65. I'm also an expat living more than 40 years in Japan, and plan on living here the rest of my life. I signed up because I read about late penalties and I thought maybe Me...

Thanks for clarifying about the requirement for spousal benefits being just after 1 year - as long as the spouse is at least 60.  I guess I should mention all this to my partner sometime soon. 🙂

Hello, fffred. Thanks very much for your detailed reply. Good to confirm about not having to already be collecting benefits in order for my spouse to collect survivor benefits.  It's also good to confirm about the amount of spousal (not survivor) ben...