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toddduff1
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I thought I only was taxed on 85% of my SS income

 
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I thought I only was taxed on 85% of my SS income

Up to 85% of your Social Security may be taxable, depending on the other income you received.  Look at line 6a and 6b to see how much of your Social Security was taxable.

 

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https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-retur...

 

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I thought I only was taxed on 85% of my SS income

Vanessa A
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I thought I only was taxed on 85% of my SS income

Yes, the maximum amount of your social security income that is taxed is 85%.  If you look at lines 6a and 6b of your form 1040, you should see that box a is only 85% of box b. 

 

If you are seeing more than that taxed, did you enter it in the correct spot?  To enter your 1099-SSA by selecting the following:

  1. Income
  2. Your Retirement
  3. Start next to 1099-SSA, social security

 

 

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I thought I only was taxed on 85% of my SS income

Where do you see more SS being taxed?  If you are looking at a summary screen or review screen those show the full amount as income and lump a lot of stuff together. You need to check the actual 1040 form line 6a & 6b  and make sure it's right. Before filing you can preview the 1040 or print the whole return
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/accessing/help/how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-f...

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