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Retirement tax questions
I had the same issue on my 2024 federal taxes. Our Social Security benefits were reported as $69,220 The taxable amount on Turbo Tax was shown as $31,841. . .or 46%. The correct amount should have been $58,837. . .or 85%. The confusion was how the following question was worded in Turbo Tax. . ."Did you or your (wife/husband) live in a country where Social Security benefits are taxed?" I checked off "NO" when asked if it applied to me. The next question asked if it also applied to my (wife/husband) and I said "YES". . meaning the answer applied to both of us.
My suggestion would be to edit the original question and separately ask:
1. "Did you live in a country where Social Security benefits are taxed?" YES or NO
2. "Did your (wife/husband) live in a country where Social Security benefits are taxed?" YES or NO