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Level 1
posted May 23, 2021 6:15:33 PM

79 year old working full time - how to figure the effect on tax burden of the earned income. Goal: would less earned income result in less tax burden

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Level 15
May 23, 2021 6:19:44 PM

Well less income means less tax and less of your Social Security will become taxable.

 

Up to 85% of Social Security becomes taxable when all your other income plus 1/2 your social security, reaches:

Married Filing Jointly: $32,000

Single or head of household: $25,000

Married Filing Separately: 0

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Level 15
May 23, 2021 6:19:44 PM

Well less income means less tax and less of your Social Security will become taxable.

 

Up to 85% of Social Security becomes taxable when all your other income plus 1/2 your social security, reaches:

Married Filing Jointly: $32,000

Single or head of household: $25,000

Married Filing Separately: 0

Level 1
May 26, 2021 4:56:01 PM

Thank you very much for the reply.   Is there a formula to figure out the amount saved? 

Married filing jointly definitely over the threshold you described.

 

Are you a professional available to advise with specifics?  I would want to take that off this platform.  

 

Thank you,

Danelle