Jun 30, 2025 · You must pay taxes on up to 85% of your Social Security benefits if you file a: Federal tax return as an "individual" and your "combined income" exceeds $25,000.

Jul 3, 2025 · The bill ensures that nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits, providing meaningful and immediate relief to seniors …

Submit a request to pay taxes on your Social Security benefit throughout the year instead of paying a big bill at tax time.

In 2026, the maximum amount of earnings on which you must pay Social Security tax is $184,500. We raise this amount yearly to keep pace with increases in average wages.

Under legislation enacted in 1983, the Social Security Trust Funds receive income based on Federal income taxation of benefits. The funds receive taxes on up to 50 percent of benefits …

The maximum taxable earnings have changed through the years, as shown in the chart below. If you earned more than the maximum in any year, whether in one job or more than one, we only …

This update provides information about Social Security taxes, benefits, and costs for 2025. By law, some numbers change automatically each year to keep up with changes in price and …

Dec 12, 2023 · An SSA-1099 is a tax form we mail each January to people who receive Social Security benefits. It shows the total amount of benefits you received from us in the previous year.

This is an archival or historical document and may not reflect current policies or procedures.

These provisions revise the current rules for subjecting Social Security benefits to personal income tax. We provide a summary list of all options (printer-friendly PDF version) in this …