topic My husband and I are both retired from State of Illinois. Do we have to file Income tax returns in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-husband-and-i-are-both-retired-from-state-of-illinois-do-we-have-to-file-income-tax-returns/01/206841#M17915 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 17:58:59 GMT milagring0702 2019-06-01T17:58:59Z My husband and I are both retired from State of Illinois. Do we have to file Income tax returns https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-husband-and-i-are-both-retired-from-state-of-illinois-do-we-have-to-file-income-tax-returns/01/206841#M17915 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 17:58:59 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-husband-and-i-are-both-retired-from-state-of-illinois-do-we-have-to-file-income-tax-returns/01/206841#M17915 milagring0702 2019-06-01T17:58:59Z It depends.  If you have taxable pensions and taxable soc... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/it-depends-if-you-have-taxable-pensions-and-taxable-soc/01/206848#M17916 <P>It depends.&nbsp; If you have taxable pensions and taxable social security then you would need to file if your taxable income is greater than $24,000 ($26,600 if you are both over 65)</P><P>Social security is up to 85% taxable if you are married filing separate or if 1/2 of your social security plus your other income is over $32,000 when filing a joint return.</P><P> <A rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ssa.gov/planners/taxes.html" target="_blank">https://www.ssa.gov/planners/taxes.html</A> <BR /> </P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 17:59:00 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/it-depends-if-you-have-taxable-pensions-and-taxable-soc/01/206848#M17916 Vanessa 2019-06-01T17:59:00Z