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Does my Social Security income only taxed at 50% or $8,500 or entire S17,000?

 
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Does my Social Security income only taxed at 50% or $8,500 or entire S17,000?

Up to 85% of Social Security Retirement/Disability/Survivors benefits 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

Does my Social Security income only taxed at 50% or $8,500 or entire S17,000?

Neither.  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

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