Should you have federal tax withheld from social security check?

[denise_cook]

do you withhold federal tax from social security

[VolvoGirl]

Your choice.  If you have a lot of other income I would have some withheld.

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

[DoninGA]

If you receive no other income except SS then there is no reason to have federal taxes withheld from your benefits.

Otherwise you will have to make a determination on how much your SS benefits are taxable along with your other income and then decided whether you want your other income and SS taxed.