![This week, the SSA will send out the final round of Social Security payments for May. The benefit is worth up to $4,873, but the average sits closer to $1,900.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/H6G2LEOWTJAR3JXSWF2E2NUNXU.jpg?auth=1e218300cf68e9275946da5ad7d90e0d9a2a913c13dae366648a309622735f07&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
![Due to IRS rules on previous tax seasons, filers have three years to complete old forms while still being able to receive the funds.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/Z7GVSMSFDZHJBOLU7SS73CEN6A.jpg?auth=670e1c470ee8e099d831a11f1c11db254d70a84f193298013eea52813e038769&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
TAX SEASON 2024
Expanded Child Tax Credit can still be claimed in 2024
Oliver Povey
![Whether a senior citizen on Social Security needs to file taxes depends on their total income, not just their Social Security benefits.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/5ZLRQRKVQNH7FA356SHXNM2OP4.jpg?auth=11d235692933f7db6879f336752bac2ba62d76e960c62bb70435fa37c6fd6cc2&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
TAX SEASON 2024
Do senior citizens on Social Security have to file taxes?
Maite Knorr-Evans
![Due to IRS rules on previous tax seasons, filers have three years to complete old forms while still being able to receive the funds.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/BTQKDIA4YNA45KT2SGSZILAYOY.jpg?auth=b3f75035a79888c708de5936559578777353a98517d2fc7b3a613d20412133eb&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
TAX SEASON 2024
Expanded Child Tax Credit can still be claimed in 2024
Oliver Povey