Why am i paying taxs on my sociol security?

[DoninGA]

If you do not agree with the answer, it would be helpful if you commented on why.

[diamondjimfredet]

cause i payed taxs on it when i started paying in to social secrity.an it was real money. amen

[VolvoGirl]

Best explanation I read from Hal_AL…….
When you were working, you only paid half of your SS tax. Your employer paid the other half. At first  SS benefits were  tax free; then Congress decided to tax 50% of it. You know; the half your employer paid for. But all those rich retirees were still getting half that money tax free, so they settled (for now) on taxing 85% of it. Then they ran for re-election on the 15% they "saved" you.

[xmasbaby0]

Social Security has been taxable since the early 1980's.

[DoninGA · Accepted solution]

Because you have reported other taxable income on your federal tax return.

Up to 85% of Social Security Retirement/Disability/Survivors benefits 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

[SweetieJean]

This answer is correct.