Tax on Social Security

[sixer1127]

This was my first return collecting social security. My wife is still employed. Our adjusted gross income was $251,876, which made 85% of my SS benefits taxable. TTX did not recognize this, and placed "0" in box 6b. Received a letter from the IRS that I know owed them $969, instead of the rebate that TTX calculated. I have used TTX for many years and trusted it fully. K now better now!

[DoninGA]

@sixer1127 After you completed entry of the SSA-1099 for the Social Security benefits received in 2025, there was a following screen asking you if you lived in any of the foreign countries listed.  If you selected Yes or skipped over this screen, the TurboTax program would not have calculated any taxes on your Social Security benefits entered on the Form 1040 Line 6a.  Resulting in a 0 being entered on Form 1040 Line 6b.