This year (2025) my social security was taxed at $557 compared to $10 last year, and my total income was only greater this year by $1300. Total difference owed this year is $832 more than last. Can that be right?
Yes, that can be right. Although your income was only $1,300 higher this year, it is possible that it was just enough higher that it bumped you from the 50% taxable to the 85% taxable. If you are single and had a combined income last year of $33,500 and this year it is $34,800, this would move you from having 50% taxed to having 85% taxed.
If you fall into the following, 85% of your social security is taxable income
If you fall into the following, 50% of your social security is taxable income
Your combined income is calculated by adding your
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