Retirement tax questions
You are correct. Per NYS, social security benefits that are included in federal adjusted gross income are exempt from New York state and local income taxes and may be subtracted from your federal adjusted gross income when computing your New York adjusted gross income. Where are you seeing that your social security benefits are taxable in NYS?
On the screen titled Your New York Income Adjustments, you should see that your social security is being deducted from your federal income. I have attached a screenshot for additional guidance.
