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Re Social Security, is the Part B deduction considered a penalty or a tax?

Arthur48
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TaxGuyBill
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"Part B" is Medicare, not Social Security.

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qbteachmt
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So, the answer to: "considered a penalty or a tax?"

is: Neither.

It's Health Insurance.

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