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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.
In 2010, if you are unmarried, that amount is $9,350. So, in order to not pay taxes after the age of 70, you need to make sure that your taxable income for the year is less than the sum of your exemption and standard deduction. Social Security Social security isn't taxable.