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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 withhold taxes from your payment. You may choose to withhold 7%, 10%, 12%, or 22% of your monthly payment.

Other ways to complete this task

Call us

Available in most U.S. time zones Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., in English, Spanish, and other languages.

Tell the representative what percent of your monthly payment you want to withhold for taxes.

Call TTY +1 800-325-0778 if you're deaf or hard of hearing.