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Credits & Deductions | Income | July 26, 2024

How to report social security benefits

If you are looking to add a social security benefits, please refer to this step by step guide: 

  1. Enter the return, search Additional Income Including Social Security Benefits in the search engine. Enter the total amount of Social Security Benefits received. This is normally box 5 on Form SSA-1099.

  2. On the Additional Income Including Social Security Benefits page, use the Social Security Benefits Received entry to report your social security benefits.

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