Chapter 14 Financial Planning Exercise 5 Average Social Security benefits and taxes Use Exhibit 14.3 to estimate the average Social Security benefits for a retired couple. Assume that one spouse has a part-time job that pays $22,000 a year and that this person also receives another $50,000 a year from a company pension. Assume that the earnings limit was $15,720 per year. Also assume for Social Security benefits the recipients are aged below 67 and will lose $1 in benefits for every $2 they earn above the earnings test amount. Also assume that they would have to pay taxes of 50% on a combined income between $32,000 and $44,000, of their Social Security benefits. If their combined income is more than $44,000, up to 85% of their social Security benefits is subject to income tax, Round your answer to the nearest doll $ Based on current policies, would this couple be liable for any tax on their social security income