Vlad Alyokhin, CPA, Professional Corporation
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You may wonder if and how disability income is taxed. It depends on who paid for the benefit. If the income is paid directly to you by an employer, it’s taxable to you as ordinary salary would be. (Taxable benefits are also subject to federal tax withholding, although they may not be subject to Social Security tax.) Sometimes, payments aren’t made by an employer but by an insurance company under a policy providing disability coverage or other insurance. In this case, the tax treatment depends on who paid for the coverage. If an employer paid, the income is taxed to you just as if paid directly to you by the employer. But if it’s a policy you paid for, the payments you receive aren’t taxable.

When a couple is going through a divorce, taxes are probably not foremost on their minds. But without proper planning, some people find divorce to be even more taxing. Several concerns should be addressed to ensure that taxes are kept to a minimum. For example, if you sell your principal residence or one spouse remains living there while the other moves out, you want to make sure you’ll be able to avoid tax on up to $500,000 of gain. You also must decide how to file your return for the year (single, married filing jointly, married filing separately or head of household). There are other issues you may have to deal with. We can help you work through them.

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