5 Ways to Avoid Taxes on Your Social Security Benefits
Whether your Social Security benefits are taxed, depends on your “provisional income.” Your provisional income is your adjusted gross income, not counting Social Security benefits, plus nontaxable interest and half of your Social Security benefits. Here are a few strategies to help you keep your income below the cutoffs and reduce the portion of your benefits that is taxable: For details on how to calculate your taxable Social Security benefits, see IRS Publication 915 and