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  • Paying income tax on Social Security benefits You will have to pay federal taxes on your Social Security benefits if you file a federal tax return as an individual and your total income is more than $25,000.  If you file a joint...
  • Withholding federal taxes from my Social Security check Updated Although you are not required to have federal taxes withheld from your Social Security benefit, you may find that easier than paying quarterly estimated tax payments. To have federal taxes withheld...
  • Withholding federal taxes from Social Security benefits You are not required to have federal taxes withheld from your benefits. Federal tax withholding is voluntary. To begin federal tax withholding or to change your current withholding amount, follow the...
  • Paying taxes on earnings while receiving Social Security benefits Yes, you do. Whenever you work in a job covered by Social Security, your employer must deduct your Social Security and Medicare taxes from your salary and must pay the equal employer's share of...
  • Withholding state or local tax from a Social Security benefit Social Security has no authority to withhold state or local taxes from your benefit.  Many states and local authorities do not tax Social Security benefits.  You should contact your...
  • Maximum amount of taxable earnings The maximum earnings for each year since Social Security taxes were first collected in 1937 are shown below.  If you earned more than the maximum in any year but had only one job, the amount...
  • Paying the maximum Social Security tax When you have more than one job in a year, each of your employers must withhold Social Security taxes on your wages without regard to what the other employers may have withheld. You may potentially...
  • Opting out of Social Security Social Security coverage is mandatory. The law also does not permit a refund of Social Security taxes. The authority for the collection of taxes, including Social Security taxes, is published in...
  • Paying FICA taxes on wages when drawing Social Security Your employer must withhold FICA taxes from your paycheck. Although you are retired, you do receive credit for those new earnings. Each year Social Security automatically credits the new earnings and...
  • Taxing foreign student earnings for Social Security If a student has an F-1, J-1, or M-1 Visa and is  working on campus or by special arrangement with the school, his/her earnings are generally not covered or taxable for Social Security...