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Determining Taxable Amount. If your base income exceeds the limit for your filing group, you'll have to pay taxes on some of your Social Security benefits. If you're a single filer and your base income is between $25,000 and $34,000, you'll have to pay tax on up to 50 percent of your Social Security benefits.
Under current law, the share of Social Security benefits that is subject to the individual income tax is determined by a three-tiered tax structure: 1  Social Security beneficiaries with income equal to or below $25,000 (for unmarried taxpayers) or $32,000 (for married couples filing jointly) pay no taxes on their benefits.