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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.
You will have to use the worksheet to determine the correct amount. If you have other worldwide income, tax exempt interest, tax exempt dividends, etc it is possible that from â¦ 50% to 85% of your social security benefits could become taxable income on your income tax return at your marginal tax rate.