Social Security Applauds Passage of Legislation Providing Historic Tax Relief for Seniors
Reading Time: 1 MinuteLast Updated: July 7, 2025
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is celebrating the passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill, a landmark piece of legislation that delivers long-awaited tax relief to millions of older Americans.
The bill ensures that nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits, providing meaningful and immediate relief to seniors who have spent a lifetime contributing to our nation’s economy.
“This is a historic step forward for America’s seniors,” said Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano. “For nearly 90 years, Social Security has been a cornerstone of economic security for older Americans. By significantly reducing the tax burden on benefits, this legislation reaffirms President Trump’s promise to protect Social Security and helps ensure that seniors can better enjoy the retirement they’ve earned.”
The new law includes a provision that eliminates federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for most beneficiaries, providing relief to individuals and couples. It does so by providing an enhanced deduction for taxpayers aged 65 and older, ensuring that retirees can keep more of what they earned.
Social Security remains committed to providing timely, accurate information to the public and will continue working closely with federal partners to ensure beneficiaries understand how this legislation may affect them.
For more information about Social Security programs and benefits, visit www.ssa.gov.
Correction Notice: This blog was updated on July 7, 2025. The second sentence of the fourth paragraph originally read, “Additionally, it provides an enhanced deduction for taxpayers aged 65 and older, ensuring that retirees can keep more of what they have earned.”
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Dave F.
This boasting email is a political puff statement and has no business being sent to the email list of MySSA participants and paid for by government dollars. I signed up for administrative emails related to Social Security not deceptive press releases like this.
As a life long worker I’m appalled that the Big Beautiful Bill damages the environment and passes on an outrageous debt for my children to pay. Facts not mentioned in your release.
Why was the previous press release of Jun 18th that says the OASI Trust fund is one year closer to being bankrupt not trumpeted with the same fervor?
craig
if my mother died in may 2025… when i file taxes for her next year for 2025… will she get the larger deduction and the tax break?
L G.
Of course this is as they make deep cuts to Medicaid/Medicare. Stop politicizing federal agencies.
Steve M.
This is great news! I’ve had, over the past many years, 20% of my benefit payment set aside to pay for fed taxes. Should I now go online and cancel that? I still have to pay state taxes, however.
carol d.
trump dosen’t give a crap about our social security. he’s nothing but a sneaky snake trying to corrupt our minds. trump hasen’t as of yet done anything for us middle class and poor. it all goes to his rich billionaires. so why…would we think he’s concerned about our social security. he’s nothing but a lieing snake.
Luis G.
As I understand the bill, it does not include a provision that eliminates federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for most beneficiaries. This cannot be done with the budgetary rules. What is does is it provides an enhanced deduction for taxpayers aged 65 and older, which in many cases would offset the SS federal tax burden. But it is misleading to say that federal taxes on SS benefits are eliminated. Please be clear and do not play politics with this.
Michele L.
How does increasing a seniors standard deduction decrease the amount of taxes we would be paying on our social security benefits. It doesn’t, it decreases our over all taxable income by 6,000 for one senior. This article needs to be more specific about the tax law changes.
Margaret B.
This statement, put out by the head of the SSA is propaganda that is filled with omissions and half-truths. The bill does NOT eliminate SS taxes. It allows you to claim a credit on your year-end taxes if you are a SS recipient over 65. If you are a SS recipient between 62-65, you get nothing. The benefit expires after 2028. It is means-tested and the tax credit tapers off, and is eventually eliminated, for higher earners.
Roy S.
Who is actually eligible for the tax break instead of stating “90%” will get it? When will this happen; 2025, Later? Is there a sliding scale or just ‘you get it’ or you don’t?
I appreciate letting us know that many will see a break but with all these ‘tax cuts’ how will SSA continue to lay out uninterrupted payments? Braggadocios information without more context is too consistent with our current politics.
Carole S.
More specifics would be extremely helpful. The blank statement of “No income tax on Ss benefits” is too vague.