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Generally, if Social Security benefits were your only income, the benefits are not taxable and you probably do not need to file a federal income tax return.

If you have any other sources of worldwide income and (tax exempt interest and exempt dividends) then it is possible that some of your SSB to become taxable income on your income tax return and then you would be required to file an income tax return.

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10y ago

Probably not, but:

You should check the tax instruction booklet to be sure. It should take a few minutes at most to figure out if you need to file.

In the 1040 instructions for Tax Year 2013, see pages 7, 8, and 9; it should take you only a few seconds to see if any given page applies to you (page 8 only applies if someone can claim you as a dependent, and if the only income you're getting is from Social Security, page 9 probably only applies if you employ a caregiver or maid or gardener or something like that).

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Not always.... Depends on how much your income is. But if for some reason they do a stimulus check and you did not file - you will NOT receive one.

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Always file your Fed. Tax return. If S.S. is the only income you receive you'll be eligible for E.I.C.. It may not be a lot, but living exclusively on your S.S. benefits is tough.

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That depends on your state of residence and how much total income you receive each year. Fourteen states apply some form of tax on Social Security benefits.

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