topic Why is the taxable amount of SSA higher in 2016 than 2015, when the net benefits in Box 5 of SSA-1099 are the same for both years in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/why-is-the-taxable-amount-of-ssa-higher-in-2016-than-2015-when-the-net-benefits-in-box-5-of-ssa-1099/01/709359#M67847 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:04:47 GMT jumpingjack42 2019-06-06T14:04:47Z Why is the taxable amount of SSA higher in 2016 than 2015, when the net benefits in Box 5 of SSA-1099 are the same for both years https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/why-is-the-taxable-amount-of-ssa-higher-in-2016-than-2015-when-the-net-benefits-in-box-5-of-ssa-1099/01/709359#M67847 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:04:47 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/why-is-the-taxable-amount-of-ssa-higher-in-2016-than-2015-when-the-net-benefits-in-box-5-of-ssa-1099/01/709359#M67847 jumpingjack42 2019-06-06T14:04:47Z If the taxable amount of your social security benefits in... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/if-the-taxable-amount-of-your-social-security-benefits-in/01/709364#M67849 <P>If the taxable amount of your social security benefits increased from last year, it means that your income from other sources went up. &nbsp;The amount of social security that can be taxed ranges from 0%-85%, depending on how much additional income you have.</P><P>Here's a link to IRS Publication 915 which discusses how the taxable portion is calculated (see page 2, "<B>Are any of your benefits taxable?</B>"): &nbsp;<A href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p915.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p915.pdf</A>.</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:04:48 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/if-the-taxable-amount-of-your-social-security-benefits-in/01/709364#M67849 ThomasM 2019-06-06T14:04:48Z