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August 18, 2025

Interplay of Taxable Social Security and NOL Deduction

  • August 18, 2025
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The Percentage (up to 85%) of Social Security that is taxable is locked in by "provisional income" before the NOL is applied.  The NOL only reduces overall taxable income, not the portion of Social Security Benefits considered taxable. Is this correct? If it is, Intuit's taxable Social Security Benefits is incorrect.

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    Intuit Community Champion
    August 19, 2025

    Not correct, a NOL will reduce AGI, and taxable SS

    abctax55
    Level 15
    August 19, 2025

    And... beware that it can turn into a 'circular' computation (similar to the SEHI situation).

     

    HumanKind... Be Both
    George4Tacks
    Level 15
    August 19, 2025

    One of the few places that high school algebra has a real life application. Simultaneous equations at work!

    https://www.robertsandholland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Simultaneous-Equations.pdf

    Answers are easy. Questions are hard!