With so many aging Bethelites being "laid off" after years of volunteer service, what hope do they have of collecting any Social Security Retirement?
I ask because I recently learned that my mother will not receive any government retirement benefits because she did not work enough to collect the 40 credits required. This got me to thinking about Bethel volunteers. I've seen threads on here about how Watchtower has let them go and now they must fend for themselves financially. Has Watchtower had to pay any FICA tax on these individuals? I checked the IRS Website, but it's complicated to determine if a church must pay these. In some cases they do, but in other cases, it is up to the individual to pay Self Employment Tax instead or some can even request to waive paying the tax altogether. Of course, this determines what if any Social Security Retirement an individual will receive.
Do those volunteers who are retirement age or close to it have any hope of collecting Social Security Retirement? Does anyone know for sure if Watchtower pays taxes towards this? Are these volunteers just SOL?