ThomasM125
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Business & farm

Per the instructions of IRS publication 555 Community Property, social security benefits belong to the spouse who received them, they do not get split like other income items. Here is a link to the publication: IRS Pub 555 Community Property

 

 

So, you would not factor the social security benefits into the calculation of community property income.

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