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Tax on Life Insurance death benefit

Under normal condition one does not have to pay any tax on life insurance death benefit. But it can be taxable if the amount paid exceeds a particular limit as mentioned in the rules. The amount will be included in the gross taxable income if the amount paid by the life insurance company is more [...]

Deduction of long term care cost on tax returns

It is possible to deduct long term care cost on tax returns. It is applicable to the person, his/her spouse or to his dependent if they are affected by chronic illness. According to the rules the reimbursed expenses that are above the 7 and a half percentage of Adjusted Gross Income can be deducted from [...]

Tax on Sick Pay

Sick pay is a type of wage received by the employee. So as per the rules all salaries and wages are taxable. Hence sick pay is taxable. So a person getting the sick pay must include this amount in the tax return before filing. It should not be left out. If left out then penalties [...]

Tax on Lump sum distribution

Lump sum distribution refers to the large amount of money paid to the employee’s balance in a single tax year. In this case the payment is made according to the qualified plans of the person. The IRS has provided a different method for calculating the tax on lump sum distribution. It is called as the [...]