Social Security Taxable amount

[bartolettisf]

For 2024, turbo tax calculated our taxable social security as 47% of the total.  We trusted the calculation, but the IRS sent a notice that the computation of the taxable amount was in error. The correct amount should be 85% of the total benefit. When I reviewed our 2023 return, I see that last year, Turbot Tax did show 85% of our SS as the taxable amount. This is a huge error in Turbo Tax for 2024! I have been on the phone all day trying to find someone who could help me understand what went wrong. 

[DawnC]

It sounds like you answered Yes on the following screen, or skipped over the question.   When you entered your social security income, you would have been shown the screen below.

[bartolettisf]

As I noted before, I am quite sure I never saw that screen nor would I have indicated Yes as the answer. In any case, TurboTax should include this as one of the “error” messages to be cleared before submitting the return.