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A new federal deduction introduced for 2026, aimed at older taxpayers, which can reduce taxable income and potentially eliminate federal tax on Social Security benefits.
For 2026 Social Security payments, recipients may still owe federal income tax on a portion of their benefits depending on “combined income”: up to 85% of benefits can be taxed under current federal r...
The new 2025 “senior” deduction is a temporary, additional $6,000 deduction for taxpayers age 65+ (up to $12,000 for two spouses) that begins to phase out once modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) ex...
The reporting assembled for does not document an "redesign of checkboxes and entry fields" on paper forms or e‑file specifications as a discrete, standalone initiative; instead, available IRS material...
Provisional income rules that determine whether benefits are taxable are not being rewritten for ; the formula — half of Social Security benefits plus other taxable income and certain tax‑exempt inter...