Use this calculator to estimate how much of your Social Security benefit is subject to income taxes. For modest and low incomes, none of your Social Security benefit is subject to income taxes. However, once your income plus 50% of your Social Security benefit exceeds $32,000 for married couples filing jointly and $25,000 for everyone else, an ever increasing portion of your benefit is subject to income taxes. For higher incomes, up to 85% of your Social Security benefit is subject to incomes taxes and can have a significant impact on your net after-tax benefit. Federal Income Tax Rates: **TAXTABLE_TAXYEAR_DEFINITION**Filing statusChoose your filing status. The ‘Filing Status’ table summarizes the five possible filing status choices. Your filing status determines the income levels for your Federal tax bracket. It is also important for calculating your standard deduction, personal exemptions, and deduction phase-out incomes. Your marital status as of the last day of the year determines your filing status. Filing Status
Wages, salaries, tips, etc. Other income Enter your estimated total other income for the year. All income is treated the same when calculating the percentage of your Social Security benefit that is subject to income tax. For the estimated tax on your benefit, we assume that your income is all normal income and not long-term capital gains or qualified dividends which may reduce your overall tax liability.Tax-exempt interest This amount is included in the total income used to calculate taxable Social Security Benefits, even though the tax-exempt interest itself is not subject to income taxes. Enter your (and your spouse's if married filing jointly) total tax-exempt interest reported to you (and your spouse if you are married filing jointly) on form 1099-INT or form 1099-OID. Also include any amounts on 1099-DIV reported as exempt interest dividends. Don't include any interest earned in an IRA, Health Savings Account, MSA or Coverdell education savings account.Taxable income adjustments for Social SecurityThis is for a group of income items and benefits normally excluded from your taxable income but included when calculating the amount of Social Security that is taxable. This amount is the total of the following:
Please see IRS Publication 915 for more information. How much of my Social Security is taxable income?Income Taxes And Your Social Security Benefit (En español)
between $25,000 and $34,000, you may have to pay income tax on up to 50 percent of your benefits. more than $34,000, up to 85 percent of your benefits may be taxable.
What is the formula for calculating Social Security tax?To calculate FICA tax contribution for an employee, multiply their gross pay by the Social Security and Medicare tax rates. For example, if an employee's taxable wages are $700 for the week, their social security contribution would be: $700.00 x 6.2% = $43.40.
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