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Peyosh,
Does the $25,854, include 1/2 of your social security?
The way this works is you take half of your Soc. Sec. and put it in the "Income" pot. Then you start adding any other taxable income you may have, interest, dividends, military retirement/CRDP. If you are single, when the total, of the income pot reaches $25,000.00 then your Soc Sec starts to be taxable. After your personal exemption and standard deduction are subtracted from your gross income, you will be taxed on what is left a income. This is true whether your Soc Sec is taxed or not. If you over the $25,000.00, then a portion of your Soc Sec is also taxed. If you are over the limit by $854.00 then $854.00 of your Soc Sec will be taxed as income. You will not be taxed on the entire 50% of your Soe Sec, unless you make enough money to warrant it.

Mack