Enter the total amount from box 5 of all your Forms SSA-1099 and
Forms RRB-1099. Also, enter this amount on Form 1040, line 6a
1.
2.
Multiply line 1 by 50% (0.50)
2.
3.
Combine the amounts from Form 1040 or 1040-SR, lines 1z, 2b, 3b, 4b, 5b, 7, and 8
3.
4.
Enter the amount, if any, from Form 1040, line 2a
4.
5.
Combine lines 2, 3, and 4
5.
6.
Enter the total of the amounts from Schedule 1, lines 11 through 20, and 23 and 25
6.
7.
Is the amount on line 6 less than the amount on line 5?
No
Stop
None of your social security benefits are taxable. Enter -0- on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 6b.
Yes
Subtract line 6 from line 5
7.
8.
25000
32000
25000
25000
If you are:
Married filing jointly, enter $32,000
Single, head of household, qualifying surviving spouse, or married filing separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2024 enter $25,000
Married filing separately and you lived with your spouse at any time in 2024, skip lines 8 through 15; multiply line 7 by 85% (0.85) and enter the result on line 16. Then, go to line 17
8.
9.
Is the amount on line 8 less than the amount on line 7?
No
Stop
None of your social security benefits are taxable. Enter -0- on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 6b. If you are married filing seperately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2024, be sure you entered "D" to the right of the word "benefits" on line 6a.
Yes
Subtract line 8 from line 7
9.
10.
9000
12000
9000
9000
Enter $12,000 if married filing jointly; $9,000 if single, head of household, qualifying surviving
spouse, or married filing separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2024
10.
11.
Subtract line 10 from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0-
11.
12.
Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 10
12.
13.
Enter one-half of line 12
13.
14.
Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 13
14.
15.
Multiply line 11 by 85% (0.85). If line 11 is zero, enter -0-
15.
16.
Add lines 14 and 15
16.
17.
Multiply line 1 by 85% (0.85)
17.
18.
Taxable social security benefits. Enter the smaller of line 16 or line 17. Also enter this amount
on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 6b
18.
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