topic On line 14a for social security benefits I put the total which is 18,048. Why is the taxable amount only 1,959 on Line 14b? How is that determined? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/on-line-14a-for-social-security-benefits-i-put-the-total-which-is-18-048-why-is-the-taxable-amount/01/705059#M67414 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:43:33 GMT desidez7 2019-06-06T13:43:33Z On line 14a for social security benefits I put the total which is 18,048. Why is the taxable amount only 1,959 on Line 14b? How is that determined? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/on-line-14a-for-social-security-benefits-i-put-the-total-which-is-18-048-why-is-the-taxable-amount/01/705059#M67414 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:43:33 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/on-line-14a-for-social-security-benefits-i-put-the-total-which-is-18-048-why-is-the-taxable-amount/01/705059#M67414 desidez7 2019-06-06T13:43:33Z Up to 85% of Social Security Retirement/Disability/Surviv... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/up-to-85-of-social-security-retirement-disability-surviv/01/705068#M67418 <P>Up to 85% of Social Security Retirement/Disability/Survivors benefits becomes taxable when all your other income plus 1/2 your social security reaches:</P><UL> <LI>Married Filing Jointly - $32,000</LI> <LI>Single or Head of Household - $25,000</LI> <LI>Married Filing Separately - 0</LI> </UL> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:43:35 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/up-to-85-of-social-security-retirement-disability-surviv/01/705068#M67418 DoninGA 2019-06-06T13:43:35Z