US Internal Revenue Service: p915--2004

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ContentsDepartment of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service

Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Publication 915Are Any of Your Benefits Taxable? . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Cat. No. 15320P

How To Report Your Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

How Much Is Taxable? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Social Security Lump-Sum Election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Deductions Related to Your Benefits . . . . . . . . . . 14andWorksheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Equivalent Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19How To Get Tax Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26RailroadIndex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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IntroductionThis publication explains the federal income tax rules forsocial security benefits and equivalent tier 1 railroad retire-ment benefits. It is prepared through the joint efforts of theInternal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administra-tion (SSA), and the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB).

Social security benefits include monthly survivor anddisability benefits. They do not include supplemental se-curity income (SSI) payments, which are not taxable.

Equivalent tier 1 railroad retirement benefits are the partof tier 1 benefits that a railroad employee or beneficiarywould have been entitled to receive under the social secur-ity system. They are commonly called the social securityequivalent benefit (SSEB) portion of tier 1 benefits.

If you received these benefits during 2004, you shouldhave received a Form SSA-1099, Social Security BenefitStatement, or Form RRB-1099, Payments by the RailroadRetirement Board, (Form SSA-1042S, Social SecurityBenefit Statement, or Form RRB-1042S, Statement forNonresident Alien Recipients of: Payments by the Railroad

Get forms and other information Retirement Board, if you are a nonresident alien) showingfaster and easier by: the amount.

Internet www.irs.govNote. When the term benefits is used in this publica-

FAX 7033689694 (from your fax machine) tion, it applies to both social security benefits and theSSEB portion of tier 1 railroad retirement benefits.


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What is covered in this publication. This publication shown under How To Get Tax Help in the back of thiscovers the following topics: publication.

Whether any of your benefits are taxable,Useful Items

How much is taxable, You may want to see:

How to report taxable benefits,Publication

How to treat lump-sum benefit payments, and 505 Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax

Deductions related to your benefits, including a de- 575 Pension and Annuity Income

duction you can claim if your repayments are morethan your gross benefits. 590 Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs)

The Appendixat the end of this publication explains itemsForms (and Instructions)shown on your Form SSA-1099, SSA-1042S, RRB-1099,

or RRB-1042S. 1040-ES Estimated Tax for Individuals

SSA-1099 Social Security Benefit StatementWhat is not covered in this publication. This publica-tion does not cover the tax rules for the following railroad SSA-1042S Social Security Benefit Statementretirement benefits:

RRB-1099 Payments by the Railroad Retirement Non-social security equivalent benefit (NSSEB) por- Board

tion of tier 1 benefits, RRB-1042S Statement for Nonresident Alien

Tier 2 benefits, Recipients of: Payments by the Railroad

Retirement Board Vested dual benefits, and W-4V Voluntary Withholding Request

Supplemental annuity benefits.See How To Get Tax Helpnear the end of this publica-For information on these taxable pension benefits, see

tion for information about getting these publications andPublication 575, Pension and Annuity Income.forms.

This publication also does not cover the tax rules forforeign social security benefits. These benefits are taxableas annuities, unless they are exempt from U.S. tax or Are Any of Yourtreated as a U.S. social security benefit under a tax treaty.

Benefits Taxable?Comments and suggestions. We welcome your com-ments about this publication and your suggestions for To find out whether any of your benefits may be taxable,future editions.

compare the base amount (explained later) for your filingYou can write to us at the following address: status with the total of:

1. One-half of your benefits, plusInternal Revenue ServiceIndividual Forms and Publications Branch

2. All your other income, including tax-exempt interest.SE:W:CAR:MP:T:I

When making this comparison, do not reduce your other1111 Constitution Ave. NWincome by any exclusions for:Washington, DC 20224

Interest from qualified U.S. savings bonds,We respond to many letters by telephone. Therefore, it

Employer-provided adoption benefits,would be helpful if you would include your daytime phonenumber, including the area code, in your correspondence. Foreign earned income or foreign housing, or

You can email us at *[email protected]. (The asterisk Income earned by bona fide residents of American

must be included in the address.) Please put Publications Samoa or Puerto Rico.Comment on the subject line. Although we cannot re-spond individually to each email, we do appreciate your

The SSA issues Form SSA-1099 and Formfeedback and will consider your comments as we reviseSSA-1042S. The RRB issues Form RRB-1099our tax products.and Form RRB-1042S. These forms (tax state-

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Tax questions. If you have a tax question, visitments) report the amounts paid and repaid, and taxes

www.irs.gov or call 1-800-829-1040. We cannot answerwithheld for a tax year. You may receive more than one of

tax questions at either of the addresses listed above.these forms for the same tax year. You should add the

Ordering forms and publications. Visit www.irs.gov/ amounts shown on all forms you receive from the SSAformspubs to download forms and publications, call and/or RRB for the same tax year to determine the total1-800-829-3676, or write to one of the three addresses amounts paid and repaid, and taxes withheld for that tax

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year. See Appendix, at the end of this publication for more D. Write in any tax-exempt interest income (such asinterest on municipal bonds) plus any exclusionsinformation.from income (listed earlier). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.

Each original Form RRB-1099 is valid unless it hasE. Add lines B, C, and D and write in the total . . . . . E.been corrected. The RRB will issue a corrected FormNote. Compare the amount on line E to yourbase amount for your filing status. IfRRB-1099 if there is an error in the original. A correctedthe amount on line E equals or is less than thebase amount for your filing status,

Form RRB-1099 is indicated as CORRECTED and re- none of your benefits are taxable this year. If the amount on line E is more thanyourbase amount, some of your benefits may be taxable. You then need toplaces the corresponding original Form RRB-1099. YoucompleteWorksheet 1, shown later.

must use the latest corrected Form RRB-1099 you re-

ceived and any original Form RRB-1099 that the RRB hasnot corrected when you determine what amounts to report

on your tax return. Example. You and your spouse (both over 65) are filinga joint return for 2004 and you both received social securitybenefits during the year. In January 2005, you received aFiguring total income. To figure the total of one-half ofForm SSA-1099 showing net benefits of $7,500 in box 5.your benefits plus your other income, use the worksheetYour spouse received a Form SSA-1099 showing netlater in this discussion. If the total is more than your basebenefits of $3,500 in box 5. You also received a taxableamount, part of your benefits may be taxable.pension of $19,000 and interest income of $500. You didIf you are married and file a joint return for 2004, you andnot have any tax-exempt interest income. Your benefits

your spouse must combine your incomes and your benefitsare not taxable for 2004 because your income, as figured

to figure whether any of your combined benefits are tax-in the following worksheet, is not more than your base

able. Even if your spouse did not receive any benefits, youamount ($32,000) for married filing jointly.

must add your spouses income to yours to figure whetherEven though none of your benefits are taxable, you

any of your benefits are taxable. must file a return for 2004 because your taxable grossincome ($19,500) exceeds the minimum filing requirementIf the only income you received during 2004 wasamount for your filing status.your social security or the SSEB portion of tier 1

railroad retirement benefits, your benefits gener-TIP

ally are not taxable and you probably do not have to file areturn. If you have income in addition to your benefits, you A. Write in the amount from box 5of all your Formsmay have to file a return even if none of your benefits are SSA-1099 and RRB-1099. Include the full amount

of any lump-sum benefit payments received intaxable.2004, for 2004 and earlier years. (If you receivedmore than one form, combine the amounts frombox 5 and write in the total.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. $11,000Base amount. Your base amount is:

Note. If the amount on line A is zero or less, stop here;none of your benefits are taxable this year.

$25,000 if you are single, head of household, orB. Enter one-half of the amount on line A . . . . . . . . B. 5,500qualifying widow(er),

C. Add your taxable pensions, wages, interest,

$25,000 if you are married filing separately and lived dividends, and other taxable income and write inapart from your spouse for all of 2004, the total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. 19,500

D. Write in any tax-exempt interest income (such as $32,000 if you are married filing jointly, orinterest on municipal bonds) plus any exclusionsfrom income (listed earlier). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. 0 $-0- if you are married filing separately and lived with

your spouse at any time during 2004. E. Add lines B, C, and D and write in the total . . . . . E. $25,000

Note. Compare the amount on line E to yourbase amount for your filing status. IfWorksheet. the amount on line E equals or is less than thebase amount for your filing status,

none of your benefits are taxable this year. If the amount on line E is more thanyourbase amount, some of your benefits may be taxable. You then need toYou can use the following worksheet to figure thecompleteWorksheet 1, shown later.amount of income to compare with your base

amount. This is a quick way to check whethersome of your benefits may be taxable. Who is taxed. The person who has the legal right to

receive the benefits must determine whether the benefits

are taxable. For example, if you and your child receivebenefits, but the check for your child is made out in your

A. Write in the amount from box 5of all your Formsname, you must use only your part of the benefits to seeSSA-1099 and RRB-1099. Include the full amount

of any lump-sum benefit payments received in whether any benefits are taxable to you. One-half of the2004, for 2004 and earlier years. (If you received part that belongs to your child must be added to yourmore than one form, combine the amounts from

childs other income to see whether any of those benefitsbox 5 and write in the total.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.Note. If the amount on line A is zero or less, stop here; are taxable to your child.none of your benefits are taxable this year.

Repayment of benefits. Any repayment of benefits youB. Enter one-half of the amount on line A . . . . . . . . B.made during 2004 must be subtracted from the gross

C. Add your taxable pensions, wages, interest,benefits you received in 2004. It does not matter whetherdividends, and other taxable income and write in

the total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. the repayment was for a benefit you received in 2004 or in

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an earlier year. If you repaid more than the gross benefits green card holder and tax was withheld in error on youryou received in 2004, see Repayments More Than Gross social security benefits because you have a foreign ad-Benefits, later. dress, the withholding tax is refundable by the Social

Your gross benefits are shown in box 3 of Form Security Administration (SSA) or the IRS. SSA will refundSSA-1099 or Form RRB-1099. Your repayments are taxes erroneously withheld if the refund can be processedshown in box 4. The amount in box 5 shows your net during the same calendar year in which the tax was with-benefits for 2004 (box 3 minus box 4). Use the amount in held. If SSA cannot refund the taxes withheld, you must filebox 5 to figure whether any of your benefits are taxable. a Form 1040 or 1040A with the Internal Revenue Service

Center, Philadelphia, PA 19255 to determine if you areExample. In 2003, you received $3,000 in social secur- entitled to a refund. You must also attach the following

ity benefits, and in 2004 you received $2,700. In March information to your Form 1040 or 1040A:2004, SSA notified you that you should have received only

A copy of the Form SSA-1042S, Social Security$2,500 in benefits in 2003. During 2004, you repaid $500Benefit Statement,to SSA. The Form SSA-1099 you received for 2004 shows

$2,700 in box 3 (gross amount) and $500 in box 4 (repay- A copy of the green card, andment). The amount in box 5 shows your net benefits of

A signed declaration that includes the following$2,200 ($2,700 minus $500).statements:

Tax withholding and estimated tax. You can choose tohave federal income tax withheld from your social security The SSA should not have withheld federal income taxbenefits and/or the SSEB portion of your tier 1 railroad from my social security benefits because I am a U.S. lawfulretirement benefits. If you choose to do this, you must permanent resident and my green card has been neithercomplete a Form W-4V. You can choose withholding at revoked nor administratively or judicially determined to7%, 10%, 15%, or 25% of your total benefit payment. have been abandoned. I am filing a U.S. income tax return

If you do not choose to have income tax withheld, you for the tax year as a resident alien reporting all of mymay have to request additional withholding from other worldwide income. I have not claimed benefits for the taxincome or pay estimated tax during the year. For details, year under an income tax treaty as a nonresident alien.get Publication 505 or the instructions for Form 1040-ES.

Nonresident aliens. A nonresident alien is an individualU.S. citizens residing abroad. U.S. citizens who residewho is not a citizen or resident of the United States. If youin the following countries are exempt from U.S. tax on theirare a nonresident alien, the rules discussed in this publica-benefits.tion do not apply to you. Instead, 85% of your benefits are

Canada. taxed at a 30% rate, unless exempt (or subject to a lowerrate) by treaty. You will receive a Form SSA-1042S or

Egypt.Form RRB-1042S showing the amount of your benefits.

Germany. These forms will also show the tax rate and the amount oftax withheld from your benefits.

Ireland. Under tax treaties with the following countries, residents Israel. of these countries are exempt from U.S. tax on their bene-

fits. Italy. (You must also be a citizen of Italy for theexemption to apply.)

Canada. Romania.

Egypt. United Kingdom (new treaty).

Germany.

Ireland.The SSA will not withhold U.S. tax from your benefits ifyou are a U.S. citizen.

Israel.The RRB will withhold U.S. tax from your benefits un-

Italy.less you file Form RRB-1001, Nonresident Questionnaire,with the RRB to provide citizenship and residency informa-

Japan.tion. If you do not file Form RRB-1001, the RRB will

Romania.consider you a nonresident alien and withhold tax fromyour railroad retirement benefits at a 30% rate. Contact the

United Kingdom.RRB to get this form.

Under a treaty with India, benefits paid to individualsLawful permanent residents. For U.S. income tax pur-who are both residents and nationals of India are exemptposes, lawful permanent residents (green card holders)from U.S. tax if the benefits are for services performed forare considered resident aliens until their lawful permanentthe United States, its subdivisions, or local governmentresident status under the immigration laws is either takenauthorities.away or is administratively or judicially determined to have

If you are a resident of Switzerland, your total benefitbeen abandoned. Social security benefits paid to a greenamount will be taxed at a 15% rate.card holder are not subject to 30% withholding. If you are a

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For more information on whether you are a nonresident income. Generally, the higher that total amount, thealien, get Publication 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens. greater the taxable part of your benefits.

Exemption from withholding. If your social security Maximum taxable part. Generally, up to 50% of yourbenefits are exempt from tax because you are a resident of benefits will be taxable. However, up to 85% of your bene-one of the treaty countries listed, the SSA will not withhold fits can be taxable if either of the following situationsU.S. tax from your benefits. applies to you.

If your railroad retirement benefits are exempt from tax1. The total of one-half of your benefits and all yourbecause you are a resident of one of the treaty countries

other income is more than $34,000 ($44,000 if youlisted, you can claim an exemption from withholding byare married filing jointly).

filing Form RRB-1001 with the RRB. Contact the RRB toget this form. 2. You are married filing separately and lived with yourspouse at any time during 2004.Canadian or German social security benefits paid to

U.S. residents. Under income tax treaties with CanadaWhich worksheet to use. A worksheet to figure yourand Germany, social security benefits paid by those coun-taxable benefits is in the instructions for your Form 1040 ortries to U.S. residents are treated for U.S. income tax1040A. You can use either that worksheet or Worksheet 1purposes as if they were paid under the social securityin this publication, unless any of the following situationslegislation of the United States. If you receive social secur-applies to you.ity benefits from Canada or Germany, include them on line

1 of Worksheet 1, shown later.1. You contributed to a traditional individual retirement

arrangement (IRA) and you or your spouse is cov-ered by a retirement plan at work. In this situation

How To Report Your Benefits you must use the special worksheets in Appendix Bof Publication 590 to figure both your IRA deduction

If part of your benefits are taxable, you must use Form and your taxable benefits.1040 or Form 1040A. You cannot use Form 1040EZ.

2. Situation (1) does not apply and you take an exclu-Reporting on Form 1040. Report your net benefits (the sion for interest from qualified U.S. savings bondsamount in box 5 of your Form SSA-1099 or Form (Form 8815), for adoption benefits (Form 8839), forRRB-1099) on line 20a and the taxable part on line 20b. If foreign earned income or housing (Form 2555 oryou are married filing separately and you lived apart from Form 2555-EZ), or for income earned in Americanyour spouse for all of 2004, also enter D to the right of the Samoa (Form 4563) or Puerto Rico by bona fideword benefits on line 20a. residents. In this situation, you must use Worksheet

1 in this publication to figure your taxable benefits.Reporting on Form 1040A. Report your net benefits (theamount in box 5 of your Form SSA-1099 or Form 3. You received a lump-sum payment for an earlierRRB-1099) on line 14a and the taxable part on line 14b. If year. In this situation, also complete Worksheet 2 or

you are married filing separately and you lived apart from 3 and Worksheet 4 in this publication. Seeyour spouse for all of 2004, also enter D to the right of the Lump-Sum Election, later.word benefits on line 14a.

Benefits not taxable. If none of your benefits are taxable, Examplesdo not report any of them on your tax return. But if you aremarried filing separately and you lived apart from your The following pages contain a few examples you can usespouse for all of 2004, make the following entries. On Form as a guide to figure the taxable part of your benefits.1040, enter D to the right of the word benefits on line20a and -0- on line 20b. On Form 1040A, enter D to theright of the word benefits on line 14a and -0- on line 14b.

How Much Is Taxable?

If part of your benefits are taxable, how much is taxabledepends on the total amount of your benefits and other

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Example 1.George White is single and files Form 1040 for 2004. In addition to receiving social security payments, he received a fullytaxable pension of $18,600, wages from a part-time job of $9,400, and taxable interest income of $990, for a total of$28,990. He received a Form SSA-1099 in January 2005 that shows his net social security benefits of $5,980 in box 5.To figure his taxable benefits, George completes Worksheet 1, shown below. On line 20a of his Form 1040, Georgeenters his net benefits of $5,980. On line 20b, he enters his taxable benefits of $2,990.

Filled-in Worksheet 1. Figuring Your Taxable Benefits Keep for your records

Before you begin: Is your filing status Married filing separately?

No. Go to line 1 below.Yes. Did you live apart from your spouse all year?

No. Go to line 1 below.Yes. Do the following if you file:

Form 1040: Enter D to the right of the word benefits on line 20a, then go to line 1 below.Form 1040A: Enter D to the right of the word benefits on line 14a, then go to line 1 below.

1. Enter the total amount from box 5 of ALL your Forms SSA-1099 and RRB-1099 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. $5,980Note: If line 1 is zero or less, stop here; none of your benefits are taxable. Otherwise, go to line 2.

2. Enter one-half of line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 2,9903. Enter the total of the amounts from:

Form 1040:Lines 7, 8a, 8b, 9a, 10-14, 15b, 16b, 17-19, and 21Form 1040A:Lines 7, 8a, 8b, 9a, 10, 11b, 12b, and 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 28,990

4. Form 1040 filers:Enter the total of any exclusions/adjustments for:

Qualified U.S. savings bond interest (Form 8815, line 14)

Adoption benefits (Form 8839, line 30) Foreign earned income or housing (Form 2555, lines 43 and 48, or Form 2555-EZ, line 18), and

Certain income of bona fide residents of American Samoa (Form 4563, line 15) or Puerto Rico

Form 1040A filers:Enter the total of any exclusions for:


Adoption benefits (Form 8839, line 30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. -0-5. Add lines 2, 3, and 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 31,9806. Form 1040 filers:Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 35, minus any amounts on Form 1040, lines 26 and 27.

Form 1040A filers:Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 20, minus any amounts on Form 1040A, lines 18and 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. -0-

7. Is the amount on line 6 less than the amount on line 5?No. None of your social security benefits are taxable.STOP

Yes. Subtract line 6 from line 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. 31,9808. If you are:

Married filing jointly, enter $32,000 Single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married filing separately and you lived apart from your

spouse for all of 2004, enter $25,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 25,000Note: If you are married filing separately and you lived with your spouse at any time in 2004, skip lines 8 through15; multiply line 7 by 85% (.85) and enter the result on line 16. Then go to line 17.

9. Is the amount on line 8 less than the amount on line 7?No. None of your benefits are taxable. Do not enter any amounts on Form 1040, line 20a or 20b,STOP

or on Form 1040A, line 14a or 14b. But if you are married filing separately and you lived apartfrom your spouse for all of 2004, enter -0- on Form 1040, line 20b, or on Form 1040A, line14b.

Yes. Subtract line 8 from line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. 6,98010. Enter $12,000 if married filing jointly; $9,000 if single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married filing

separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 9,00011. Subtract line 10 from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. -0-12. Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. 6,980

13. Enter one-half of line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. 3,49014. Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. 2,99015. Multiply line 11 by 85% (.85). If line 11 is zero, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. -0-16. Add lines 14 and 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16. 2,99017. Multiply line 1 by 85% (.85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17. 5,08318. Taxable benefits. Enter the smaller of line 16 or line 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18. $2,990

Enter the amount from line 1 above on Form 1040, line 20a, or on Form 1040A, line 14a.

Enter the amount from line 18 above on Form 1040, line 20b, or on Form 1040A, line 14b.

Note: If you received a lump-sum payment in this year that was for an earlier year, also complete Worksheet 2 or3 and Worksheet 4 to see whether you can report a lower taxable benefit.

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Example 2.Ray and Alice Hopkins file a joint return on Form 1040A for 2004. Ray is retired and received a fully taxable pension of$15,500. He also received social security benefits and his Form SSA-1099 for 2004 shows net benefits of $5,600 in box5. Alice worked during the year and had wages of $14,000. She made a deductible payment to her IRA account of$1,000. Ray and Alice have two savings accounts with a total of $250 in interest income. They complete Worksheet 1(below) and find that none of Rays benefits are taxable. They leave lines 14a and 14b of their Form 1040A blank.


Before you begin: Is your filing status Married filing separately?No. Go to line 1 below.

Yes. Did you live apart from your spouse all year?No. Go to line 1 below.Yes. Do the following if you file:


1. Enter the total amount from box 5 of ALL your Forms SSA-1099 and RRB-1099 . . . . . . . . . . 1. $5,600Note: If line 1 is zero or less, stop here; none of your benefits are taxable. Otherwise, go to line 2.


Form 1040:Lines 7, 8a, 8b, 9a, 10-14, 15b, 16b, 17-19, and 21Form 1040A:Lines 7, 8a, 8b, 9a, 10, 11b, 12b, and 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 29,750



Adoption benefits (Form 8839, line 30)

Foreign earned income or housing (Form 2555, lines 43 and 48, or Form 2555-EZ, line 18), and Certain income of bona fide residents of American Samoa (Form 4563, line 15) or Puerto Rico



Adoption benefits (Form 8839, line 30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. -0-5. Add lines 2, 3, and 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 32,5506. Form 1040 filers:Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 35, minus any amounts on Form 1040, lines 26 and

27. Form 1040A filers:Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 20, minus any amounts on Form 1040A, lines18 and 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. 1,000


Yes. Subtract line 6 from line 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. 31,5508. If you are:

Married filing jointly, enter $32,000

Single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married filing separately and you lived apart from yourspouse for all of 2004, enter $25,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 32,000

Note: If you are married filing separately and you lived with your spouse at any time in 2004, skip lines 8 through15; multiply line 7 by 85% (.85) and enter the result on line 16. Then go to line 17.



Yes. Subtract line 8 from line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.10. Enter $12,000 if married filing jointly; $9,000 if single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married filing

separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.11. Subtract line 10 from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.12. Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.13. Enter one-half of line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.

14. Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.15. Multiply line 11 by 85% (.85). If line 11 is zero, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.16. Add lines 14 and 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.17. Multiply line 1 by 85% (.85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.18. Taxable benefits. Enter the smaller of line 16 or line 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.




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Example 3.Joe and Betty Johnson file a joint return on Form 1040 for 2004. Joe is a retired railroad worker and in 2004 received the socialsecurity equivalent benefit (SSEB) portion of tier 1 railroad retirement benefits. Joes Form RRB-1099 shows $10,000 in box 5.Betty is a retired government worker and received a fully taxable pension of $38,000. They had $2,300 in interest income plusinterest of $200 on a qualified U.S. savings bond. The savings bond interest qualified for the exclusion. Thus, they have a totalincome of $40,300 ($38,000 + $2,300). They figure their taxable benefits by completing Worksheet 1 below. More than 50% ofJoes net benefits are taxable because the income on line 7 of the worksheet ($45,500) is more than $44,000. (See Maximumtaxable partunder How Much Is Taxableearlier.) Joe and Betty enter $10,000 on line 20a, Form 1040, and $6,275 on line 20b,Form 1040.


Before you begin: Is your filing status Married filing separately?No. Go to line 1 below.Yes. Did you live apart from your spouse all year?









Foreign earned income or housing (Form 2555, lines 43 and 48, or Form 2555-EZ, line 18), and




Adoption benefits (Form 8839, line 30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 2005. Add lines 2, 3, and 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 45,5006. Form 1040 filers:Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 35, minus any amounts on Form 1040, lines 26 and

27. Form 1040A filers:Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 20, minus any amounts on Form 1040A, lines18 and 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. -0-




Single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married filing separately and you lived apart from yourspouse for all of 2004, enter $25,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 32,000




Yes. Subtract line 8 from line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. 13,50010. Enter $12,000 if married filing jointly; $9,000 if single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married filing

separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 12,00011. Subtract line 10 from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. 1,50012. Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. 12,00013. Enter one-half of line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. 6,00014. Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. 5,00015. Multiply line 11 by 85% (.85). If line 11 is zero, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. 1,27516. Add lines 14 and 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16. 6,27517. Multiply line 1 by 85% (.85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17. 8,50018. Taxable benefits. Enter the smaller of line 16 or line 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18. $6,275




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Example 4.Bill and Eileen Jones are married and live together, but file separate Form 1040 returns for 2004. Bill earned $8,000during 2004. The only other income he had for the year was $4,000 net social security benefits (box 5 of his FormSSA-1099). Bill figures his taxable benefits by completing Worksheet 1 below. He must include 85% of his social securitybenefits in his taxable income because he is married filing separately and lived with his spouse during 2004. See HowMuch Is Taxableearlier.


Before you begin: Is your filing status Married filing separately?No. Go to line 1 below.

Yes. Did you live apart from your spouse all year?No. Go to line 1 below.Yes. Do the following if you file:








Foreign earned income or housing (Form 2555, lines 43 and 48, or Form 2555-EZ, line 18), and Certain income of bona fide residents of American Samoa (Form 4563, line 15) or Puerto Rico



Adoption benefits (Form 8839, line 30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. -0-5. Add lines 2, 3, and 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 10,0006. Form 1040 filers:Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 35, minus any amounts on Form 1040, lines 26 and

27. Form 1040A filers:Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 20, minus any amounts on Form 1040A, lines18 and 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. -0-




Single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married filing separately and you lived apart from yourspouse for all of 2004, enter $25,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.




Yes. Subtract line 8 from line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.10. Enter $12,000 if married filing jointly; $9,000 if single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married filing

separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.11. Subtract line 10 from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.12. Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.13. Enter one-half of line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.

14. Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.15. Multiply line 11 by 85% (.85). If line 11 is zero, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.16. Add lines 14 and 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16. 8,50017. Multiply line 1 by 85% (.85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17. 3,40018. Taxable benefits. Enter the smaller of line 16 or line 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18. $3,400




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the completed worksheets to your return. Keep them withyour records.Lump-Sum Election

Once you elect this method of figuring the taxableYou must include the taxable part of a lump-sum (retroac- part of a lump-sum payment, you can revoke yourtive) payment of benefits received in 2004 in your 2004 election only with the consent of the IRS.CAUTION

!income, even if the payment includes benefits for an earlieryear. Lump-sum payment reported on Form SSA-1099 or

RRB-1099. If you received a lump-sum payment in 2004This type of lump-sum benefit payment shouldthat includes benefits for one or more earlier years afternot be confused with the lump-sum death benefit1983, it will be included in box 3 of either Form SSA-1099

that both the SSA and RRB pay to many of their

TIP

or Form RRB-1099. That part of any lump-sum paymentbeneficiaries. No part of the lump-sum death benefit isfor years before 1984 is not taxed and will not be shown onsubject to tax.the form. The form will also show the year (or years) theGenerally, you use your 2004 income to figure thepayment is for. However, Form RRB-1099 will not show ataxable part of the total benefits received in 2004. How-breakdown by year (or years) of any lump-sum paymentever, you may be able to figure the taxable part of afor years before 2002. You must contact the RRB for alump-sum payment for an earlier year separately, usingbreakdown by year for any amount shown in box 9.your income for the earlier year. You can elect this method

if it lowers your taxable benefits.Under the lump-sum election method, you refigure the Example

taxable part of all your benefits for the earlier year (includ-Jane Jackson is single. In 2003 she applied for socialing the lump-sum payment) using that years income. Thensecurity disability benefits but was told she was ineligible.you subtract any taxable benefits for that year that youShe appealed the decision and won. In 2004, she received

previously reported. The remainder is the taxable part of a lump-sum payment of $6,000, of which $2,000 was forthe lump-sum payment. Add it to the taxable part of your2003 and $4,000 was for 2004. Jane also received $5,000benefits for 2004 (figured without the lump-sum paymentin social security benefits in 2004, so her total benefits infor the earlier year).2004 were $11,000. Janes other income for 2003 and

Because the earlier years taxable benefits are 2004 is as follows.included in your 2004 income, no adjustment is

Income 2003 2004made to the earlier years return. Do not file anCAUTION!

amended return for the earlier year. Wages $20,000 $ 3,500Interest income 2,000 2,500Dividend income 1,000 1,500Will the lump-sum election method lower your taxableFully taxable pension 18,000benefits? To find out, take the following steps.Total income $23,000 $25,500

1. Complete Worksheet 1 in this publication. To see if the lump-sum election method results in lowertaxable benefits, she completes Worksheets 1, 2, and 4

2. Complete Worksheet 2 and Worksheet 3 as appro- from this publication. She does not need to completepriate. Use Worksheet 2 if your lump-sum paymentWorksheet 3 since her lump-sum payment was for yearswas for a year after 1993. Use Worksheet 3 if it wasafter 1993.for 1993 or an earlier year. Complete a separate

Jane completes Worksheet 1 to find the amount of herWorksheet 2 or Worksheet 3 for each earlier year fortaxable benefits for 2004 under the regular method. Shewhich you received the lump-sum payment.completes Worksheet 2 to find the taxable part of the

3. Complete Worksheet 4. lump-sum payment for 2003 under the lump-sum electionmethod. She completes Worksheet 4 to decide if the4. Compare the taxable benefits on line 18 of Work-lump-sum election method will lower her taxable benefits.sheet 1 with the taxable benefits on line 20 of Work-

After completing the worksheets, Jane compares thesheet 4.amounts from line 20 of Worksheet 4 and line 18 of Work-

If the taxable benefits on Worksheet 4 are lower than the sheet 1. Because the amount on Worksheet 4 is smaller,taxable benefits on Worksheet 1, you can elect to report she chooses to use the lump-sum election method. To do

the lower amount on your return. this, she prints LSE to the left of line 20a on Form 1040.She then enters $11,000 on line 20a of Form 1040 and herMaking the election. If you elect to report your taxabletaxable benefits of $2,500 on line 20b.benefits under the lump-sum election method, follow the

Janes filled-in worksheets (1, 2, and 4) follow.instructions at the bottom of Worksheet 4. Do not attach

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Example. Jane Jackson





1. Enter the total amount from box 5 of ALL your Forms SSA-1099 and RRB-1099 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. $11,000Note: If line 1 is zero or less, stop here; none of your benefits are taxable. Otherwise, go to line 2.

2. Enter one-half of line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 5,5003. Enter the total of the amounts from:

Form 1040:Lines 7, 8a, 8b, 9a, 10-14, 15b, 16b, 17-19, and 21Form 1040A:Lines 7, 8a, 8b, 9a, 10, 11b, 12b, and 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 25,500








Adoption benefits (Form 8839, line 30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. -0-5. Add lines 2, 3, and 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 31,0006. Form 1040 filers:Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 35, minus any amounts on Form 1040, lines 26 and 27.

Form 1040A filers:Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 20, minus any amounts on Form 1040A, lines 18 and19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. -0-


Yes. Subtract line 6 from line 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. 31,0008. If you are:


Single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married filing separately and you lived apart from yourspouse for all of 2004, enter $25,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 25,000

Note: If you are married filing separately and you lived with your spouse at any time in 2004, skip lines 8 through

15; multiply line 7 by 85% (.85) and enter the result on line 16. Then go to line 17.9. Is the amount on line 8 less than the amount on line 7?

No. None of your benefits are taxable. Do not enter any amounts on Form 1040, line 20a or 20b,STOPor on Form 1040A, line 14a or 14b. But if you are married filing separately and you lived apartfrom your spouse for all of 2004, enter -0- on Form 1040, line 20b, or on Form 1040A, line14b.

Yes. Subtract line 8 from line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. 6,00010. Enter $12,000 if married filing jointly; $9,000 if single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married filing

separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 9,00011. Subtract line 10 from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. -0-12. Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. 6,00013. Enter one-half of line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. 3,00014. Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. 3,00015. Multiply line 11 by 85% (.85). If line 11 is zero, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. -0-16. Add lines 14 and 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16. 3,000

17. Multiply line 1 by 85% (.85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17. 9,35018. Taxable benefits. Enter the smaller of line 16 or line 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18. $3,000



Note: If you received a lump-sum payment in this year that was for an earlier year, also complete Worksheet 2 or 3and Worksheet 4 to see whether you can report a lower taxable benefit.

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Example. Jane JacksonFilled-inWorksheet 2. Figure Your Additional Taxable Benefits (From a Lump-Sum Payment for a Year After 1993)

Enter earlier year 2003

Keep for your records

1. Enter the total amount from box 5 of ALL your Forms SSA-1099 and RRB-1099 for the earlier year, plusthe lump-sum payment for the earlier year received after that year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. $2,000Note: If line 1 is zero or less, skip lines 2 through 20 and enter -0- on line 21. Otherwise, go on to line 2.

2. Enter one-half of line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 1,0003. Enter the adjusted gross income reported on your return for the earlier year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 23,0004. Enter the total of any exclusions/adjustments you claimed in the earlier year for:

Adoption benefits (Form 8839)

Qualified U.S. savings bond interest (Form 8815)

Student loan interest (Form 1040, page 1, or Form 1040A, page 1)

Tuition and fees (Form 1040, page 1, or Form 1040A, page 1)

Foreign earned income or housing (Form 2555 or Form 2555-EZ)

Certain income of bona fide residents of American Samoa (Form 4563) or Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. -0-5. Enter any tax-exempt interest received in the earlier year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. -0-

6. Add lines 2, 3, 4, and 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. 24,0007. Enter taxable benefits reported on your return for the earlier year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. -0-8. Subtract line 7 from line 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 24,0009. If for the earlier year you were:


Single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), married filing separately and lived apart from your spouse for allof the earlier year, enter $25,000

Married filing separately and lived with your spouse at any time during the earlier year enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. 25,00010. Is the amount on line 8 more than the amount on line 9?

No. Skip lines 10-20 and enter -0- on line 21.Yes. Subtract line 9 from line 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.

11. Enter $9,000 ($12,000 if married filing jointly for the earlier year; $0 if married filing separately for the earlier year andyou lived with your spouse at any time during the year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.

12. Subtract line 11 from line 10. If zero or less, enter -0-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.13. Enter the smaller of line 10 or line 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.

14. Enter one-half of line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.15. Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.16. Multiply line 12 by 85% (.85). If line 12 is zero, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.17. Add lines 15 and 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17.18. Multiply line 1 by 85% (.85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18.19. Refigured taxable benefits. Enter the smaller of line 17 or line 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19.20. Enter taxable benefits reported on your return for the earlier year (or as refigured due to a previous lump-sum payment

for the year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20.21. Additional taxable benefits. Subtract line 20 from line 19. Also enter this amount on line 19 of Worksheet 4 . . . . . . .21. -0-

Note: Do not file an amended return for this earlier year. Complete a separate Worksheet 2 or Worksheet 3 for each earlier yearfor which you received a lump-sum payment in 2004.

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Example. Jane Jackson

Filled-in Worksheet 4. Figure Your Taxable Benefits Under the Lump-Sum Election Method(Use With Worksheet 2 or 3)


Complete Worksheet 1 and Worksheets 2 and 3 as appropriate before completing this worksheet.

1. Enter the total amount from box 5 of ALL your Forms SSA-1099 and RRB-1099 for 2004,minus the lump-sum payment for years before 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. $9,000Note: If line 1 is zero or less, enter zero on lines 2 and 11 and skip lines 3 through 10.Otherwise, go on to line 2.

2. Enter one-half of line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 4,5003. Enter the amount from line 3 of Worksheet 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 25,5004. Enter the amount from line 4 of Worksheet 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. -0-5. Add lines 2, 3, and 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 30,0006. Enter the amount from line 6 of Worksheet 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. -0-7. Subtract line 6 from line 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. 30,0008. Enter the amount from line 8 of Worksheet 1. (Enter -0- if you are married filing separately and lived with your

spouse at any time during 2004.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 25,0009. Is line 7 more than line 8?

No. Skip lines 917 and enter -0- on line 18.

Yes. Subtract line 8 from line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. 5,00010. Enter the amount from line 10 of Worksheet 1. (Enter -0- if you are married filing separately and lived with

your spouse at any time during 2004.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 9,00011. Subtract line 10 from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. -0-12. Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. 5,00013. Enter one-half of line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. 2,50014. Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. 2,50015. Multiply line 11 by 85% (.85). If line 11 is zero, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. -0-16. Add lines 14 and 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16. 2,50017. Multiply line 1 by 85% (.85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17. 7,65018. Enter the smaller of line 16 or line 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18. 2,50019. Enter the total of the amounts from line 21 of Worksheet 2 and line 14 of Worksheet 3 for all earlier years for

which the lump-sum payment was received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19. -0-20. Taxable benefits under lump-sum election method. Add lines 18 and 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20. $2,500Next: Is line 20 above smaller than line 18 of Worksheet 1?

No. You cannot use this method to figure your taxable benefits. Follow the instructions on Worksheet 1 to report your benefits.Yes. You can elect to report your taxable benefits under this method. To elect this method:

Make the following entries on your return:On Form 1040, enter LSE to the left of line 20a.On Form 1040A, enter LSE to the left of line 14a.

Enter the amount from line 1 of Worksheet 1 on Form 1040, line 20a, or on Form 1040A, line 14a. If you are marriedfiling separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2004, also make the entries described at the top ofWorksheet 1.

If line 20 above is zero, follow the instructions in line 9 for No on Worksheet 1. Otherwise, enter the amount from line20 above on Form 1040, line 20b, or on 1040A, line 14b.

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Example. John and Mary file a joint return for 2004.John received Form SSA-1099 showing $3,000 in box 5.Deductions Related to YourMary also received Form SSA-1099 and the amount in box

Benefits 5 was ($500). John and Mary will use $2,500 ($3,000minus $500) as the amount of their net benefits when

You may be entitled to deduct certain amounts related to figuring if any of their combined benefits are taxable.the benefits you receive.

Repayment of benefits received in an earlier year. IfDisability payments. You may have received disability the total amount shown in box 5 of all of your Formspayments from your employer or an insurance company SSA-1099 and RRB-1099 is a negative figure, you canthat you included as income on your tax return in an earlier

take an itemized deduction for the part of this negativeyear. If you received a lump-sum payment from SSA or figure that represents benefits you included in gross in-RRB, and you had to repay the employer or insurance come in an earlier year.company for the disability payments, you can take an

Deduction $3,000 or less. If this deduction is $3,000 oritemized deduction for the part of the payments you in-less, it is subject to the 2%-of-adjusted-gross-income limitcluded in gross income in the earlier year. If the amountthat applies to certain miscellaneous itemized deductions.you repay is more than $3,000, you may be able to claim aClaim it on Schedule A (Form 1040), line 22.tax credit instead. Claim the deduction or credit in the

same way explained under Repayment of benefits re- Deduction more than $3,000. If this deduction is moreceived in an earlier yearin the section Repayments More than $3,000, you should figure your tax two ways:Than Gross Benefits, later.

1. Figure your tax for 2004 with the itemized deductionLegal expenses. You can usually deduct legal expenses included on Schedule A, line 27.that you pay or incur to produce or collect taxable income

2. Figure your tax for 2003 in the following steps:or in connection with the determination, collection, or re-fund of any tax.

a. Figure the tax without the itemized deduction in-Legal expenses for collecting the taxable part of your

cluded on Schedule A, line 27.benefits are deductible as a miscellaneous itemized de-duction on Schedule A (Form 1040), line 22. b. For each year after 1983 for which part of the

negative figure represents a repayment of bene-fits, refigure your taxable benefits as if your totalRepayments More Than Grossbenefits for the year were reduced by that part ofBenefits the negative figure. Then refigure the tax for thatyear.In some situations, your Form SSA-1099 or Form

RRB-1099 will show that the total benefits you repaid (box c. Subtract the total of the refigured tax amounts in4) are more than the gross benefits (box 3) you received. If (b) from the total of your actual tax amounts.this occurred, your net benefits in box 5 will be a negative

d. Subtract the result in (c) from the result in (a).figure (a figure in parentheses) and none of your benefitswill be taxable. If you receive more than one form, a

Compare the tax figured in methods (1) and (2). Yournegative figure in box 5 of one form is used to offset atax for 2004 is the smaller of the two amounts. If method (1)positive figure in box 5 of another form for that same year.results in less tax, take the itemized deduction on Sched-If you have any questions about this negative figure,ule A (Form 1040), line 27. If method (2) results in less tax,contact your local SSA office or your local RRB field office.claim a credit for the amount from step 2(c) above on line

Joint return. If you and your spouse file a joint return, and 69 of Form 1040 and write I.R.C. 1341 in the margin toyour Form SSA-1099 or RRB-1099 has a negative figure in the left of line 69. If both methods produce the same tax,box 5, but your spouses does not, subtract the amount in deduct the repayment on Schedule A (Form 1040), line 27.box 5 of your form from the amount in box 5 of yourspouses form. You do this to get your net benefits whenfiguring if your combined benefits are taxable.

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Worksheet 1. Figuring Your Taxable Benefits





1. Enter the total amount from box 5 of ALL your Forms SSA-1099 and RRB-1099 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.Note: If line 1 is zero or less, stop here; none of your benefits are taxable. Otherwise, go to line 2.

2. Enter one-half of line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3. Enter the total of the amounts from:

Form 1040:Lines 7, 8a, 8b, 9a, 10-14, 15b, 16b, 17-19, and 21Form 1040A:Lines 7, 8a, 8b, 9a, 10, 11b, 12b, and 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.








Adoption benefits (Form 8839, line 30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5. Add lines 2, 3, and 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.6. Form 1040 filers:Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 35, minus any amounts on Form 1040, lines 26 and 27.

Form 1040A filers:Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 20, minus any amounts on Form 1040A, lines 18 and19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.


Yes. Subtract line 6 from line 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8. If you are:


Single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married filing separately and you lived apart from yourspouse for all of 2004, enter $25,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.

Note: If you are married filing separately and you lived with your spouse at any time in 2004, skip lines 8 through

15; multiply line 7 by 85% (.85) and enter the result on line 16. Then go to line 17.9. Is the amount on line 8 less than the amount on line 7?

No. None of your benefits are taxable. Do not enter any amounts on Form 1040, line 20a or 20b,STOPor on Form 1040A, line 14a or 14b. But if you are married filing separately and you lived apartfrom your spouse for all of 2004, enter -0- on Form 1040, line 20b, or on Form 1040A, line14b.

Yes. Subtract line 8 from line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.10. Enter $12,000 if married filing jointly; $9,000 if single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married filing

separately and you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.11. Subtract line 10 from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.12. Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.13. Enter one-half of line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.14. Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.15. Multiply line 11 by 85% (.85). If line 11 is zero, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.16. Add lines 14 and 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.

17. Multiply line 1 by 85% (.85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.18. Taxable benefits. Enter the smaller of line 16 or line 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.




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Worksheet 2. Figure Your Additional Taxable Benefits (From a Lump-Sum Payment for a Year After 1993)

Enter earlier year


1. Enter the total amount from box 5 of ALL your Forms SSA-1099 and RRB-1099 for the earlier year,

plus the lump-sum payment for the earlier year received after that year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.Note: If line 1 is zero or less, skip lines 2 through 20 and enter -0- on line 21. Otherwise, go on to line2.

2. Enter one-half of line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3. Enter the adjusted gross income reported on your return for the earlier year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4. Enter the total of any exclusions/adjustments you claimed in the earlier year for:

Adoption benefits (Form 8839)


Student loan interest (Form 1040, page 1, or Form 1040A, page 1)

Tuition and fees (Form 1040, page 1, or Form 1040A, page 1)


Certain income of bona fide residents of American Samoa (Form 4563) or Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5. Enter any tax-exempt interest received in the earlier year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.6. Add lines 2, 3, 4, and 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.

7. Enter taxable benefits reported on your return for the earlier year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8. Subtract line 7 from line 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9. If for the earlier year you were:


Single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), married filing separately and lived apart from your spouse forall of the earlier year, enter $25,000

Married filing separately and lived with your spouse at any time during the earlier year, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . 9.10. Is the amount on line 8 more than the amount on line 9?

No. Skip lines 10-20 and enter -0- on line 21.Yes. Subtract line 9 from line 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.

11. Enter $9,000 ($12,000 if married filing jointly for the earlier year; $0 if married filing separately for the earlier yearand you lived with your spouse at any time during the year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.

12. Subtract line 11 from line 10. If zero or less, enter -0-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.13. Enter the smaller of line 10 or line 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.14. Enter one-half of line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.

15. Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.16. Multiply line 12 by 85% (.85). If line 12 is zero, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.17. Add lines 15 and 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17.18. Multiply line 1 by 85% (.85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18.19. Refigured taxable benefits. Enter the smaller of line 17 or line 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19.20. Enter taxable benefits reported on your return for the earlier year (or as refigured due to a previous lump-sum

payment for the year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.21. Additional taxable benefits. Subtract line 20 from line 19. Also enter this amount on line 19 of Worksheet 4 . . . . .21.

Note: Do not file an amended return for this earlier year. Complete a separate Worksheet 2 or Worksheet 3 for each earlier yearfor which you received a lump-sum payment in 2004.

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Worksheet 3. Figure Your Additional Taxable Benefits (From a Lump-Sum Payment for a Year Before 1994)

Enter earlier year


1. Enter the total amount from box 5 of ALL your Forms SSA-1099 and RRB-1099 for the earlier year,plus the lump-sum payment for the earlier year received after that year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.Note: If line 1 is zero or less, skip lines 2 through 13 and enter -0- on line 14. Otherwise, go on to line2.

2. Enter one-half of line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3. Enter the adjusted gross income reported on your return for the earlier year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4. Enter the total of any exclusions/adjustments you claimed in the earlier year for:



Certain income of bona fide residents of American Samoa (Form 4563) or Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5. Enter any tax-exempt interest received in the earlier year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.6. Add lines 2, 3, 4, and 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7. Enter taxable benefits reported on your return for the earlier year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8. Subtract line 7 from line 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9. Enter $25,000 ($32,000 if married filing jointly for the earlier year; $0 if married filing separately for the earlier year

and you lived with your spouse at any time during the year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.10. Is line 8 more than line 9?

No. Skip lines 1013 and enter -0- on line 14.Yes. Subtract line 9 from line 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.11. Enter one-half of line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.12. Refigured taxable benefits. Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.13. Enter taxable benefits reported on your return for the earlier year (or as refigured due to a previous lump-sum

payment for the year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.14. Additional taxable benefits. Subtract line 13 from line 12. Also enter this amount on line 19 of Worksheet 4 . . . . . 14.

Note: Do not file an amended return for this earlier year. Complete a separate Worksheet 2 or Worksheet 3 for each earlier year forwhich you received a lump-sum payment in 2004.

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Worksheet 4. Figure Your Taxable Benefits Under the Lump-Sum Election Method(Use With Worksheet 2 or 3)


Complete Worksheet 1 and Worksheets 2 and 3 as appropriate before completing this worksheet.

1. Enter the total amount from box 5 of ALL your Forms SSA-1099 and RRB-1099 for 2004,minus the lump-sum payment for years before 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.

Note: If line 1 is zero or less, enter zero on lines 2 and 11 and skip lines 3 through 10.Otherwise, go on to line 2.

2. Enter one-half of line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3. Enter the amount from line 3 of Worksheet 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4. Enter the amount from line 4 of Worksheet 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5. Add lines 2, 3, and 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.6. Enter the amount from line 6 of Worksheet 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7. Subtract line 6 from line 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8. Enter the amount from line 8 of Worksheet 1. (Enter -0- if you are married filing separately and lived with your

spouse at any time during 2004.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9. Is line 7 more than line 8?

No. Skip lines 917 and enter -0- on line 18.Yes. Subtract line 8 from line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.

10. Enter the amount from line 10 of Worksheet 1. (Enter -0- if you are married filing separately and lived with yourspouse at any time during 2004.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.

11. Subtract line 10 from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.12. Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.13. Enter one-half of line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.14. Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.15. Multiply line 11 by 85% (.85). If line 11 is zero, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.16. Add lines 14 and 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.17. Multiply line 1 by 85% (.85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.18. Enter the smaller of line 16 or line 17 . . .

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US Internal Revenue Service: p915--2004

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