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posted Jun 4, 2019 5:43:37 PM

How does Turbotax calculate the taxable amount of social security income? It doesn't appear to be correct.

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Level 15
Jun 4, 2019 5:43:39 PM

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


To see the Social Security Benefits Calculation Worksheet  in Turbo Tax Online version you would have to save your return with all the worksheets to your computer.  Or if you are using the Desktop program you can switch to Forms Mode (click Forms in the upper right or left for Mac) and click on SS in the list on the left side.