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Refinery retiree's badly timed house sale raised his Medicare bills
Original: He Retired From the Refinery on December 31. Closing on the House Two Days Earlier Put the Gain on His Last Full Salary and Raised Both Medicare Bills
An oil refinery worker retired on December 31, but closed on the sale of his house two days earlier, meaning the capital gain landed on his final full year of salary income. Because Medicare surcharges (IRMAA) are calculated from income two years prior, the spike raised both his Medicare Part B and Part D premiums. The story is being shared as a cautionary example of how year-end timing of a big sale can quietly inflate retirement healthcare costs.
Why now: It highlights an unexpected retirement tax trap that resonates with people nearing Medicare eligibility
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