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Request to withhold taxes

Submit a request to pay taxes on your Social Security benefit throughout the year instead of paying a large bill at tax time.

You will pay federal income taxes on your benefits if your combined income (50% of your benefit amount plus any other earned income) exceeds $25,000/year filing individually or $32,000/year filing jointly. You can pay the IRS directly or have taxes withheld from your payment.

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Tell the representative you want to submit a request to withhold taxes from your Social Security benefit throughout the year.

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