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Social Security setup

gdahlin — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 15:22:44 GMT

How do I set up my Social Security payment in TurboTax Home and Business Windows? Medicare is being deducted as well.

Re: Social Security setup

Anonymous_ — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 15:44:40 GMT

Click the Personal tab, click Personal Income, scroll down to the Retirement Plans and Social Security and click the Start button to the right of Social Security (SSA-1099, RRB-1099).

Re: Social Security setup

dmertz — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 15:59:11 GMT

What do you mean by "Medicare is being deducted as well?" Deducted from what?

[Edit: I see that you may be asking about Social Security benefits being paid to you. If so, see tagteam's answer and disregard mine.]

If you are self-employed, TurboTax prepares Schedule SE to determine your self-employment taxes and includes the amount in your overall tax liability determined on your individual tax return (Form 1040), so your self-employment tax liability is determined when you file. To avoid quarterly underpayment of taxes, though, you likely will need to make estimated tax payments (Form 1040-ES) so that your overall tax liability for the year is covered. If you used TurboTax to prepare your 2018 tax return, TurboTax would have offered the option to prepare Forms 1040-ES based on the projected income information you provide. TurboTax does not provide any way to make the actual payment. You either mail a check with Form 1040-ES or make a online payment, say, with IRS Direct Pay:

https://www.irs.gov/payments/direct-pay

If you are an employee who receives a W-2, your employer deducts Social Security an Medicare taxes from your pay and the employer pays these, generally with Form 941.

Re: Social Security setup

Anonymous_ — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 16:01:29 GMT

@dmertz wrote:
What do you mean by "Medicare is being deducted as well?" Deducted from what?

I was assuming (also based on the other question posited by this user) that Social Security payments are being received and Medicare Part B premiums are being deducted from those payments.

@gdahlin will have to post here again in order to clarify this issue.

Re: Social Security setup

gdahlin — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 17:50:15 GMT

Yes, it's Medicare part B. In reply to another post, retirement benefits are not subject to self-employment tax, but my wife is still able to receive a housing allowance. I think that she'll receive a 1099-R form, which won't show the housing allowance. I'm trying to do this with Quicken Deluxe. Thanks for the help!!