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user17734197550

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SSDI being taxed?

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I am completely disabled as a paraplegic from a spinal cord injury and I am on SSDI income. I thought there was supposed to be no tax on social security per Trump, yet when I enter my amount it adds almost $1,000 to what I owe. Can I just leave that amount off of my income since there is supposed to be no tax on social security?

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If SSDI is your only income, it is not taxable. If you have other income, SSDI may be partly taxable based on a formula. That hasn't changed. There is a deduction for over-65 that reduces the amount of tax seniors pay, but it was not exactly "no tax on social security", and it doesn't help under 65.

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"No tax on Social Security" was a campaign promise that did not come to pass. There is no change in the taxation of Social Security benefits. Instead there is a new deduction for seniors (65 or older). Unfortunately that doesn't do you any good if you are under 65, even though you are disabled.

user17734197550Author

Level 2

Got it. Thank you for the information

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Level 15

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If SSDI is your only income, it is not taxable. If you have other income, SSDI may be partly taxable based on a formula. That hasn't changed. There is a deduction for over-65 that reduces the amount of tax seniors pay, but it was not exactly "no tax on social security", and it doesn't help under 65.

user17734197550Author

Level 2

Thank you for the clarification.