I started Social Security this year(2017) but then decided to suspend and pay back the amount I received. Am I still taxed on it? Can i still use Turbotax Deluxe?

[DanielV01 · Accepted solution]

It depends.  When you receive Social Security income, you receive a Form 1099-SSA.  (If you never receive this form, then there is nothing taxable).  Social Security income may become taxable depending on how much other income combined with Social Security you received (it is a complicated formula).  But you shouldn't receive anything indicating that this income is reportable because you paid it back within the same year.  

As far as whether or not you can continue to use TurboTax Deluxe or not, that also depends, but it won't have anything to do with your Social Security income situation.  That does not prevent you from using TurboTax Deluxe (or TurboTax Absolute Zero for that matter.)  However, it is possible that you have another situation on your tax return that could require you to use a different version of TurboTax.  If that's the case, TurboTax will advise you when you need to upgrade and why.