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Fourteen of the 50 states tax Social Security benefits (through 2010):

Same rate as Federal Government

Tax Social Security based on Total Income

  • Connecticut
  • Iowa (Phasing out tax levy from 2008-2014)
  • Kansas (Only taxed if AGI is more than $75,000)
  • Missouri (Will complete phase-out in 2010)
  • Montana

Adds Federally Untaxed Social Security Income back to AGI*

  • Colorado
  • New Mexico
  • Utah

*These states apply broad age-determined income exclusions.

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The states that tax social security benefit checks for federal rate are Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia. The states that tax on the state rate of their states are Utah and Montana.

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