Yes-if you get a settlement from the EEOC it is taxable. If it is considered wages it is taxed at the rate your wages were taxed. If it is compensatory damages it is taxed at a lower rate but it cannot exceed 50% of the settlement.
Money received as a beneficiary from an estate is not considered taxable. Money that is left on behalf of an estate is an inheritance and is considered to be tax free.
Money paid to trustees and executors for their services is taxable compensation. More information is provided at the link below.
Settlements may be taxable or nontaxable, depending on the claim that's been settled. Taxable settlement amounts include interest, compensation for lost wages, etc. There's no set federal tax rate on a settlement. How much tax you'll be assessed depends on your filing status and taxable income. Taxable settlement amounts usually are entered on line 21 (Other Income) on Form 1040. For more information, go to www.irs.gov/formspubs for Publication 525 (Taxable and Nontaxable Income).
depends where you live
no
The penalties from a lawsuit is considered taxable income. The amount of tax depends on the amount of the settlement.
Yes, any income no matter how you make it is taxable.
It may depend on your particular state but, e.g., in Wisconsin money for pain and suffering is not taxable income.
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In the US, the money is not taxable if the beneficiary is an adult.
Generally yes...but it is entirely situational. Looked at broadly, if the money received is to evenly replace something of value you lost...say paying you for the broken window..then it ISN'T taxable, (as long as you didn't take a casualty deduction for the loss when it was incurred.....in which case it's taxable at least to the amount of the loss you reported, but now got compensated for). If they payment is to enforce a contract or such, where had the money been paid under the contract it would have been taxable, it is still taxable. The fact you had to sue to get it doesn't change that. If it is as a penalty or for damages of which you had no tax basis, then it is taxable.
Punitive damages that are awarded in a lawsuit are generally not taxable in the state of New York. However, they can become taxable if they are used to pay or compansate the plaintiff for non-persoanal injuries.
No but what you do with the money may be taxable.
I have not researched this question recently and tax law can change. Last time I looked this up, discrimination settlements were a personal injury and as such not taxable income.
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