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Tax Year Prior to 2020: I recieve SSI. May I get tax return?

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June 4, 2019
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Employee

SSI is Supplemental Security Income and is not from the Social Security Administration. It is designed to help aged, blind, and disabled people, who have little or no income; and. It provides cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter. SSI is not reported on a tax return.

Social Security Retirement/Disability/Survivors benefits are reported on a form SSA-1099 and the benefits received are reported on a federal tax return.

If the SSI or the Social Security benefits are the only income being received in 2016 there is no benefit or need to file a tax return.

To enter Social Security benefits reported on form SSA-1099

Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business)
Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security
On Social Security (SSA-1099, RRB-1099), click the start or update button

Or enter social security benefits in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to social security benefits

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Emery333

I want to file my income tax so I can get my stimulus check

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keanna31416

Can I file income tax with out working on SSI &SSD? I am raising my three great children.

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Don Robinson

I want to know if I get any taxes back if I'm on SSI

DoninGA

Employee

@Don Robinson wrote:

I want to know if I get any taxes back if I'm on SSI

SSI is Supplemental Security Income and is not from the Social Security Administration. It is designed to help aged, blind, and disabled people, who have little or no income; and. It provides cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter. SSI is not reported on a tax return.

Social Security Retirement/Disability/Survivors benefits are reported on a form SSA-1099 and the benefits received are reported on a federal tax return. The benefits may be taxable depending on the amount of other income you have entered on your tax return.

However, if the Social Security benefits are the Only income to be reported on the tax return, then there is no reason or need to file a tax return.

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Madelinesmith1964

I buy clothes and personal cigarette and douche and etc.

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Shinetia92

How can I do tax being in ssi

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Shinetia92

Can I do my tax being in ssi

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xmasbaby0

Employee

@Shinetia92 If your only income is SSI or Social Security then you have nothing to enter on a tax return unless you had tax withheld or have a 1095A for Marketplace insurance. There is a difference between those two forms of income--which do you receive?

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND SSI?

https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-over-ussi.htm

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Debbiegetmyfunds

I pay rent, taxes on groceries medical adult diapers, medicences, cabs,

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xmasbaby0

Employee

@Debbiegetmyfunds Sorry---not sure what your tax question is about all of that. Did you receive taxable income with tax withheld? Do you need to file a tax return?

DO I NEED TO FILE A TAX RETURN?

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/do-i-need-to-file-a-tax-return

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AJ42

Since you are a champ level I wanted to ask you, I currently receive supplemental Security income, I know there is no reason for me to file taxes but I want to file taxes to get the stimulus, how would I go about doing that?

PS I did not file last year so that will not help me

Thank You!

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Lomy85

I have never filed taxes because I am on SSI. Was I surprised to?

LeonardS

If you are concerned about receiving the stimulus check you do not have to file a tax return.

“Social Security recipients who are not typically required to file a tax return do not need to take an action, and will receive their payment directly to their bank account,”

The IRS will use the information on the Form SSA-1099 and Form RRB-1099 to generate $1,200 Economic Impact Payments to Social Security recipients who did not file tax returns in 2018 or 2019. Recipients will receive these payments as a direct deposit or by paper check, just as they would normally receive their benefits." Ref: Social Security Recipients Will Automatically Receive Economic Impact Payments

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AJ42

Thank you for trying to help, however even according to the AARP which reads people on SSI will receive refunds without taxes have now sad they really don't know and many congress people are trying to put that language in because SSI is not Social Security or Social Security disability SSI is supplemental Security income oh, the AARP says we are working on getting the government to correct the language but right now even we are not sure if SSI recipients will get anything

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CEW3

I receive SSI can I get a tax return?

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Carlenekay1964

I recieved ssi but I raise my greatgrandbaby can I file taxes

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Carlenekay1964

So I can file for earned credit on my grandbaby if I only get ssi

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xmasbaby0

Employee

@Carlenekay1964 No if your income is only Social Security you cannot get the earned income credit or child tax credit. Those credits are based on having income received from working. If your grandchild is your dependent you can get s stimulus check ofr yourself and for your dependent grandchild. If you did not receive the stimulus check for each of you yet then prepare a 2020 return and use the recovery rebate credit.

The stimulus check is an advance on a credit you can receive on your 2020 tax return. If something went wrong or you did not get the stimulus check in 2020, you can get it when you file your 2020 return in early 2021

The Recovery Rebate Credit will be found in the FEDERAL REVIEW section. ( you should see "Let's make sure you got the right stimulus amount”) If you are eligible it will end up on line 30 of your 2020 Form 1040.

Make sure that you enter ALL of the stimulus money received for the 1st and 2nd stimulus for yourself, your spouse and your children.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payment-information-center-topic-j-reconciling-on-your-2020-tax-return

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901539-how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing

Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.

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