I paid $3100 in Soc Sec deductions (box 4) and $725 in box 6 Medicare, yet my Mass return shows only $2000 deduction on line 11a on the MA return, Is this right?

[VolvoGirl]

Those aren’t the same thing.  It’s deducting the federal taxable amount from your 1040 line 6b.

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