Social Security benefits are already too low for many Americans who rely on them. Unfortunately, some states make matters worse by taxing these benefits. While the majority of U.S. states, do not apply these taxes, several do.
It’s important to know how benefits and taxes work in the state you live in. Fortunately, Motley Fool put together a helpful list and some other useful information you can find here. Below are the states that do and don’t tax Social Security benefits.
Your Benefits are Not Taxed in These States
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Washington, D.C.
- Wyoming
These States Tax Social Security Benefits
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- Rhode Island
- Utah
- Vermont
- West Virginia
It’s too bad that some states take even more out of the already criminally low benefits Social Security recipients receive. Learn what we are doing to increase benefits for older Americans here.
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