My social security income is not being added to my gross income

[DoninGA]

Are your Social Security benefits taxable?

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

Look at your federal tax return, form 1040 on Line 6a and Line 6b.  The total SS benefits received will be on Line 6a and the amount of the SS benefits that are taxable (if any) will be on Line 6b

You can view your Form 1040 plus Schedules 1, 2 and 3 at any time using the online editions. Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.

[TeresaM]

Whether or not your Social Security income is taxable depends on your total income, including your Social Security plus any other income. It is often not included in your taxable income. 

For those with additional sources of income, the key figure is the Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI). The MAGI includes half of your Social Security, plus other sources of income. Once your MAGI exceeds the base amount for your filing status ($32,000 for Married Filing Jointly or $25,000 for all others), at least part of your Social Security income becomes taxable. The taxable portion of your Social Security income increases once you reach additional MAGI thresholds.

If you enter your Form SSA-1099 in the Retirement Plans and Social Security section, TurboTax will calculate if part of your social security should be included in your taxable income.