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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Jim T.
As a CPA who established and ran my own practice for many years, and later served as CFO of a publicly traded banking organization, I find it ludicrous that a few respondents would be so naive as to think all details would be publicly disclosed within 24 hours of enactment.
Kellie H.
Current government leaders bow to the whims of their king. This article from SSA leaders is a total spin on what just happened. Or do they truly not understand the words in the bill?
There is no elimination of taxes, just a TEMPORARY increase in tax deduction for 65 and older making $75,000/year or less.
If you are 65 or older and get social security at $24,000/year the increased deduction is equivalent to what you would have paid in federal taxes. So that’s true for that particular person, through 2028. If you get more than $24,000, you are still paying taxes!
With this administration you cannot even take federal official’s statements as objective fact, you have to do the research and understand it. But they’re counting on you to not be interested in that and It’s proving to be true.
Senior S.
Totally misleading in content and by omission. If you mean that most seniors receive so little social security benefits that the $6000 deduction will essentially reduce their taxes to zero, that in itself is a sad state of affairs. Otherwise, a $6000 deduction is not going to bring senior taxes to zero. Besides which nowadays many, many seniors are still also working because they can’t live on just social security benefits, so they will still be paying taxes.
Phyl
And how many hard working Americans are actually eating these rabbit smart pills?!@
Custom p.
interesting
Elisa M.
I am 61 years old, married, on social security disability and on Medicare. Am I included in the no tax on social security?
Ronald S.
My understanding is that this is not correct. It did increase the amount seniors could claim on their federal taxes though.
Sally A.
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Jose
It’s been marketed as tax relief for seniors, but a lot of seniors are going to be surprised when they find out it doesn’t apply to them.
Jose
This notice from the agency praised the bill, but only some recipients will see savings. There is no tax relief for seniors under 65 years of age who are beneficiaries of social security. So, what is the tax relief for seniors between the ages of 62 and 64 who are beneficiaries of SS? In addition, not all seniors will qualify for the deduction.