The Social Security Administration sent a misleading email to benefit recipients and other Americans last week about the Republican budget bill that was recently signed into law by President Donald Trump. Advocates are now trying to correct the record to ensure beneficiaries know how the legislation could affect their tax bill.
On July 3, Social Security sent an email and posted a press release saying that “the new law includes a provision that eliminates federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for most beneficiaries.” It also says “nearly 90%” of beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on the benefit. While eliminating taxes on Social Security had been proposed by Republican politicians, that provision was ultimately taken out of the version of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” that became law because it violated Senate rules.
