topic Why is social security not cut in half in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/why-is-social-security-not-cut-in-half/01/597722#M56131 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:24:32 GMT joettnjusty 2019-06-06T05:24:32Z Why is social security not cut in half https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/why-is-social-security-not-cut-in-half/01/597722#M56131 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:24:32 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/why-is-social-security-not-cut-in-half/01/597722#M56131 joettnjusty 2019-06-06T05:24:32Z Please explain your question. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/please-explain-your-question/01/597725#M56133 Please explain your question. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:24:33 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/please-explain-your-question/01/597725#M56133 xmasbaby0 2019-06-06T05:24:33Z There is no provision for it to be cut in half. To determ... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/there-is-no-provision-for-it-to-be-cut-in-half-to-determ/01/597732#M56135 There is no provision for it to be cut in half. To determine whether some of your SS benefit is taxable, the amount of 1/2 of your SS benefit plus all of your other income is added up. If that amount exceeds $25,000,Single or $32,000 MFJ, then some of your benefit is taxable. But that is the only significance to the "1/2 of your benefit". Your entire benefit is required to be listed on your tax return and Turbotax calculates how much of that entire benefit is taxable. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:24:34 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/there-is-no-provision-for-it-to-be-cut-in-half-to-determ/01/597732#M56135 jerry2000 2019-06-06T05:24:34Z