Determine the taxable amount of Social Security benefits for the following situations. If required, round your answers to the nearest dollar. If an amount is zero, enter "0". a. Tyler and Candice are married and file a joint tax return. They have adjusted gross income of $42,200 before considering their Social Security benefits, no tax-exempt interest, and $14,770 of Social Security benefits. As a result, $fill in the blank 1 of the Social Security benefits are taxable. b.