topic I started receiving social security Feb. 2017, but applied in 2016 and it takes 2 months to start receiving the benefits. How do I answer the question if getting S.S.? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-started-receiving-social-security-feb-2017-but-applied-in-2016-and-it-takes-2-months-to-start/01/658007#M62634 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:18:54 GMT DorothyS 2019-06-06T09:18:54Z I started receiving social security Feb. 2017, but applied in 2016 and it takes 2 months to start receiving the benefits. How do I answer the question if getting S.S.? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-started-receiving-social-security-feb-2017-but-applied-in-2016-and-it-takes-2-months-to-start/01/658007#M62634 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:18:54 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-started-receiving-social-security-feb-2017-but-applied-in-2016-and-it-takes-2-months-to-start/01/658007#M62634 DorothyS 2019-06-06T09:18:54Z The questions relate to tax year 2016. If you were not re... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/the-questions-relate-to-tax-year-2016-if-you-were-not-re/01/658017#M62635 <P>The questions relate to tax year 2016. If you were not receiving social security in 2016, you should answer "no".</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:18:55 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/the-questions-relate-to-tax-year-2016-if-you-were-not-re/01/658017#M62635 NancyG 2019-06-06T09:18:55Z