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Determining Taxable Amount. If your base income exceeds the limit for your filing group, you'll have to pay taxes on some of your Social Security benefits. If you're a single filer and your base income is between $25,000 and $34,000, you'll have to pay tax on up to 50 percent of your Social Security benefits.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is needs based. If your income and resources are low enough to qualify for SSI, then you are exempt from income tax by definition. However, up to 85 percent of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payments are taxable.The percentage that is taxable is based on your total provisional income.. Provisional income includes half of your income from Social Security and all other income.f your income and resources are low enough to qualify for SSI, then you are exempt from income tax by definition. However, up to 85 percent of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payments are taxable. The percentage that is taxable is based on your total provisional income..