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.