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Nontaxable interest: Interest income not subject to federal tax, such as municipal and U.S. Treasury bonds. Half of your Social Security benefits: 50% of your total Social Security benefits for ...
For example, in Colorado, residents ages 65 and older have been able to fully deduct federally taxed Social Security benefits on their state income tax returns since tax year 2022. For 2025, that ...
Under the federal government’s system, Social Security was taxed based on a formula involving a taxpayer’s filing status and the size of their “combined income,” which was a combination of ...
Aaron (1958), the Supreme Court of the United States held that federal law prevails over state law due to the operation of the Supremacy Clause, and that federal law "can neither be nullified openly and directly by state legislators or state executive or judicial officers nor nullified indirectly by them through evasive schemes ..." Thus, state ...
Unlike state tax laws, which can shift and change with cost of living and inflation, the income thresholds and tax rates for federal taxation of Social Security haven’t changed in 30 years.
A factor working against wealthier individuals and in favor of the poor with little other retirement income is that Social Security benefits become subject to federal income tax based on income. The portion varies with income level, 50% at $32,000 rising to 85% at $44,000 for married couples in 2008.
State taxes on Social Security benefits are different based on which state you live in.
This document describes minor changes: Social Security Tax rates on Virgin Islands income, Social Security Disability Changes (Benefits during Appeal, Periodic Reviews, Reconsiderations), and Offsets related to public pensions.