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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.
Retirement Planner: Maximum Taxable Earnings. There is a maximum amount of earnings (wages and net profit from self-employment) on which you pay Social Security taxes each year. The maximum amount has changed many times throughout the years. For 2017, the maximum amount of taxable earnings is $127,200.