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Are My Social Security or Railroad Retirement Tier I Benefits Taxable?

Are any of my Social Security or Railroad Retirement Tier I Benefits Taxable: This application will help you determine whether any of your benefits (and those of your spouse if you are married filing a joint tax return) are taxable. This application is not designed to address benefits received on behalf of a dependent as they are not taxable to you.This application does not address citizens residing in a foreign country that are receiving benefits.See Publication 54, Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad.

Information You Will Need:

  • Basic information to help you determine you gross income
  • SSA-1099 or RRB-1099

Estimated Completion Time: 9 minutes. However: 5 minutes of inactivity will end the interview and you will be forced to start over.


The following interview covers the same questions you would answer if you called our toll-free tax assistance telephone number or if you came into a Taxpayer Assistance Center.

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Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 2012-08-04