No. Personal injury settlements are non-taxable. Double check with your state's commissioner of insurance, or the adjuster you settled with. It may vary by state.
Does PIP cover loss of income from a job if injured in an auto accident?
Not if the settlement is medical expenses is more than the actual medical expense were. If the expense have already been deducted on your income tax return and you receive a settlement after that then you will have some recovery income that will have to be reported as income on your income tax return.
No where. The taxable amount of the settlement that you have received during the year will be reported on your 1040 income tax return and added to all of your other gross income and taxed at your marginal tax rates.
It depends on your state's criteria regarding income while receiving compensation. While some allow it because it's not a source from the worker's previous employment income, most states still require you to report ALL income, regardless the source. If it does affect it, it usually offsets unemployment only in the week(s) received.
It is possible to have taxable and nontaxable income included in any settlement amount that you have received. If you receive a 1099-MISC you will know that you have some taxable income that you will have to report on your 1040 income tax return. Perhaps your attorney or the Judge can tell give you some information about this and the terms of the settlement.
YES the interest income will have to be reported on your 1040 federal income tax return along with all of your other gross worldwide income and would be subject to income tax at your marginal tax rate. And it is also possible that some of the settlement amount could also be taxable income to you.
The IRS states that only settlements due to physical or emotional injury are non taxable, for instance if you received a settlement for mesothelioma. States however may tax settlements as ordinary income.
If an employee injures themselves on the job, there is workers compensation that will be offered to the employee. The point of workers compensation is to supplement the income of an injured person while they are not able to work.
Generally speaking you do not have to pay taxes on personal injury settlements. However, in certain situations where (1) all or part of the proceeds of the settlement is treated as disability income, and (2) the premium of the policy (under which the proceeds were paid) was paid by an employer; then that part of the proceeds will be treated as a taxable ordinary income.
The general rule would be that a settlment that is to replace income (compared to reimbursing for a loss of something, say eyesight), is taxable income. (Presumably on the grounds that the income it is compensating for would have been taxable, where as reimbursement for a loss wouldn't be). Certainly best to see the specifics of this settlement. I don't believe the fact half of it is assigned to you is really relevant.
It depends what the issue of the case is about. If the settlement is in a personal injury lawsuit, there are no taxes. This money is strictly compensation for physical injuries. If the settlement is for back-pay or loss of income lawsuit, then there probably will be taxes.
Your friend should contact her local bar association.