Excess Social Security and Self-Employment Income

Excess Social Security and Self-Employment Income

Excess Social Security and Self-Employment Income

In 2009 I had two jobs that resulted in excess social security being withheld. I understand how to get a refund for this excess.

BUT in October I started my own consulting business and am required to pay self-employment tax of 13.3 percent on my income.

Isn't a portion of this (say 6.2%) also excess social security tax? Shouldn't I be able to also ger the refund for that?

The forms don't provide for this and I have searched instructions which don't address it.



Thanks!

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Excess Social Security Tax Withheld

When I filed last year I did not know that too much Social Security Tax had been withheld. Is it too late to get that back?

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Income Taxes on Social Security Benefits

Income Taxes on Social Security

Income Taxes on Social Security

I am currently at retirement age Dec 7, 2018. Next year, but I am going to start getting my social security check next Feb 2018. I am also going to continue to work at my now job also until I complete retirement end of next year.

I will be drawing $1,282.00 monthly, and last year I made at my job $36,617.73 and should not make much more than that this year.
So I was needing to know how much income taxes I need to have taken out of my social security check each month to cover income taxes on it?

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Dec 11, 2017
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Confused About Taxable Social Security
by: Stephanie

Confused About Social Security Income Tax -

The taxable amount of social security is a totally separate calculation. If you receive social security benefits, you will only have to pay income taxes on up to 85% of your Social Security benefits depending upon how much additional income you make.

If your total other income is less than $25,000 if Single or less than $34,000 if married, you SS benefits won't be taxable at all for that year.

If your total other income exceeds the threshold amount, then a more complex formula is used to determine how much of the benefits will be taxable. Again only up to a maximum of 85%.

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Figuring Tax on SS Check
by: Stephanie

Figuring Tax on Social Security Check -

Yes, the federal income taxes withheld through your job income minus the 5,045 = the TOTAL tax FOR THE YEAR that you would need to take from your social security checks divided by the number of checks you will receive.

And yes, you will just use the federal tax that was withheld from your W-2 paycheck. You do not need to do anything with the social security tax and medicare tax withheld from your normal W2 paycheck.

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Confused About Social Security Income Tax
by: Bc1252

How did you come up with the taxable amount of 11,... From Social security check? 11 months at 1,282 is 14,102? Thank you

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Figuring Tax on Social Security Check
by: Anonymous

So you mean the federal income taxes withheld thru my job income minus the 5045 = the tax that I would need to take from my social security check or.

Do I need to add the federal, the social security tax withheld, and Medicare tax withheld and then minus the 5045? Or just the federal tax that was withheld? I'm trying to understand this thank you

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Income Tax Calculation on Social Security
by: Stephanie

Thank you for your question about income taxes on social security. The following estimate is based on the figures you provided without having further information regarding filing status, additional withholding from regular paychecks, etc..

Your taxable social security benefits for 2018 would be $11,987. So your adjusted gross income would be $48,605 (11,987 + 36,618). Meanwhile, you would be able to deduct approximately $7,850 standard deduction as a Single taxpayer as well as $4,050 for your one exemption. This would bring your taxable income to around $36,705.

The total income tax you would owe for the year would be about $5,045. So the amount you would have withheld from Social Security checks would be the difference between $5,045 and what you are withholding through your regular W-2 paycheck divided by the 11 months that you would be receiving a social security check.

I hope this helps to answer your question about income taxes on social security.

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Social Security

by Mary
(GA)

I am working at a university as a part time lecturer. I started working there at age 63 which made me ineligible for the college savings/retirement program. In the last year and a half I have earned $22,420 that is not paid into social security. I understand that the college is not obligated to pay Social security but is there a way to have this amount and future pay credited to my social security?

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Social Security A

My mother is 70 years old and lives alone. She receives a SS check every month. The check is a SSA check. Even though she gets this check i still have to help her out every month with things that arent covered. I wanted to know could I claim her on my income taxes?

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Social Security and Income Tax

by Linda
(Ohio)

If my only income for the year 2010 was social security payments, do i have to claim that on my tax form ? my total amount received was less than ten thousand dollars.

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Social Security at Age 62

I just started drawing social security at age 62 in Dec. of 2011. I do not have other income other than my monthly pension from GE. My wife still works at GE.

She makes around $41000 a year. My pension is around $22000 a year. Is there any way to keep from paying tax on my social security at the end of the year? If not how will it be taxed?

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Social Security Back Pay

by Herbert Yost
(Tazewell, VA USA)

I was granted Social Security Disability in 2010. Do I have to show the income from the backpay on my 1040 or is it nontaxable?

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Social Security Benifits

My brother recieves a social security check every month. He made $745.00 at his job this last year. do i file his taxes for him or do I claim him on my taxes?

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Social Security Disability

I'm currently receiving social security disability. I also receive money from a long term disability policy from my ex employer. They indicate that the money I received was from wages, even though I don't work. Will I get in trouble with Social Security if I file taxes, and report earned income

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Social Security Disability Income

My husband has been permanently disabled since 2005 and receives Social Security Disability. Is this money eligible to be deducted from our income before taxes are assessed as disability income? He turned 65 in 2009.

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Social Security Diasability Backpay

by Kevin D.
(Oakland County, MI)

I was awarded a large sum of money for Social Security Disability backpay and I must hand over this money to my long term disability provider. Who is responsible for the taxes on this money?

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Social Security Income

by Kay
(Alabama)

Is my social security income taxable? I also sold some land that was included as homestead property that our house was adjoined to. The house and a few acres was forclosed on but the other land was not included in the mortgage. Do I file taxes on this and my Social Security ? We are over 65.

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Social Security Income Tax

Social Security Income Tax

Social Security Income Tax

Are these Social Security payments taxed as income by New York State?

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NY Social Security Income Tax
by: Stephanie

Thank you for your question about whether or not Social Security payments are taxes as income by New York State.

As of now, all Social Security benefits for retirees are exampt from paying income tax in New York. This means NO, Social Security payments are not taxable in New York.

NY Retirement Income Tax Quick Guide:

- SS Income is NOT taxes
- Withdrawals from retirement accounts are PARTIALLY taxed.
- Public pension income is NOT taxed
- Private pension income is PARTIALLY taxed

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Social Security Income Tax Reporting

by Ralph Tanioka
(Buena Park, California, USA)

Social Security Income Tax Reporting

Social Security Income Tax Reporting

I am 69 yrs old, still working and collecting social security. When I report my social security benefit amount, do I have to report the medical insurance amount that is automatically deducted?

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Social Security Medical Income Tax Deduction
by: Stephanie

Hello Ralph. Thank you for your question regarding if you have to report the medical insurance amount that is automatically deducted from your social security.

When you report your social security income on your income tax report, you will first enter the total social security received from box 5 and then you will enter the medical deduction on a separate line item so that it will flow through to self-employed health care or Schedule A medical deductions if applicable.

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Social Security Plus Additional Income?

I am 67, on Social Security, how much can I earn before I have to pay income tax on it?

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Social Security Tax

As an employer, we withheld $5.85 too much social security from an employee due to a miscalc on group term life insurance--does a w-2c need to be issued, or can credit be taken on their tax return for this overpayment? The employee does not hit the SS limit--wages are 70,000.

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