topic If my wife and i file jointly with only ss as income, paid no taxes on it, had deductions of 23K, could we owe nothing? in State tax filing https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/state-taxes/discussion/if-my-wife-and-i-file-jointly-with-only-ss-as-income-paid-no-taxes-on-it-had-deductions-of-23k-could/01/403244#M17771 We have a combined ss income of over $45K, paid no taxes on it, have itemized deductions of over $23K, and we were 69 in 2016 and both retired.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our turbotax showed $0 due for federal and state. Can that be correct? Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:07:35 GMT laruef 2019-06-04T20:07:35Z If my wife and i file jointly with only ss as income, paid no taxes on it, had deductions of 23K, could we owe nothing? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/state-taxes/discussion/if-my-wife-and-i-file-jointly-with-only-ss-as-income-paid-no-taxes-on-it-had-deductions-of-23k-could/01/403244#M17771 We have a combined ss income of over $45K, paid no taxes on it, have itemized deductions of over $23K, and we were 69 in 2016 and both retired.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our turbotax showed $0 due for federal and state. Can that be correct? Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:07:35 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/state-taxes/discussion/if-my-wife-and-i-file-jointly-with-only-ss-as-income-paid-no-taxes-on-it-had-deductions-of-23k-could/01/403244#M17771 laruef 2019-06-04T20:07:35Z If the Social Security benefits you each received is the... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/state-taxes/discussion/if-the-social-security-benefits-you-each-received-is-the/01/403254#M17772 <P>If the Social Security benefits you each received is the <B><U>only</U></B> income being reported on your tax return, then you would have no taxes owed or a tax refund. &nbsp;There would be no benefit or need to file a tax return.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:07:36 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/state-taxes/discussion/if-the-social-security-benefits-you-each-received-is-the/01/403254#M17772 DoninGA 2019-06-04T20:07:36Z