Retirement tax questions

The taxable amount of SS has not changed.    Up to 85% of Social Security becomes taxable when all your other income plus 1/2 your social security, reaches:

Married Filing Jointly: $32,000

Single or head of household: $25,000

Married Filing Separately: 0

 

But there is a new Enhanced Deduction for Seniors of $6,000 for each spouse 65 or older if you qualify. The income limit is 75,000 (150,000 Joint). That is listed separately on your return and is in addition to the Standard Deduction or your Itemized Deductions and is after any Social Security taxable amount on line 6b. The deduction for seniors will be allowed for 4 years, from 2025 through 2028.  It will be on new 1040 Schedule 1-A

 

I just made an Excel spreadsheet to calculate the deduction 

 

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 How much is your Total Income?