Scott, That is Federal Income Taxes I am talking about, not state   paula
----- Original Message -----
From: "patandpaula" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Joan Hartman" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: disability


> Scott, you must pay taxes on social security disability IF you (or you and
> your wife combined) have over the allowed additional income.  I dont have
> the figures with me or I would mail them to you.   paula
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joan Hartman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 4:53 PM
> Subject: Re: disability
>
>
> > Scott...congratulations on your  decision....you will look back in just
a
> > very short time and know you made the right decision for you and your
> > family....and  glad you posted the question and
> > Re disability / taxes .....Disability income IS NOT TAXABLE..... when I
> said
> > to be careful which one you choose (the regular or disability
retirement)
> in
> > that whole paragraph I was talking about your school system's regular or
> > disability retirement and not the Social Security Disability Retirement
> > which is another program altogether....  Please go back and re-read the
> > second paragraph of the email I sent to you describing how I chose the
> wrong
> > one based on the info that was given to me at the time .....that
paragraph
> > begins with .... 2) I assume you meant STRS CA teachers Retirement
system
> .
> > . .  and maybe this won't apply but . . .and ends with the statement
that
> > State Disability Retirement was NOT TAXABLE INCOME BUT MY STATE REGULAR
> > RETIREMENT WAS ...
> > Sorry if there was  any confusion...Joan
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "scott burnett" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 2:17 PM
> > Subject: disability
> >
> >
> > > after talking things over with my family and my doctor, I've decided
to
> > > go ahead with my disability application.  There were some pluses to
> > > continuing working as a teacher but overall the scale was tipped far
in
> > > favor of trying to stay home.   I have a few questions though...
> > >
> > > has anyone gone through the California State Teachers Retirement
> > > disability application process?  Any thing I need  to know or watch
out
> > > for?
> > >
> > > Is disability retirement considered taxable income?  Joan H. said yes
> > > but our accountant said no.  Is he wrong (I sure hope so!)
> > >
> > > a big thanks to all of you who put their "two cents" into this
> > > discussion.  Any decision is easier when you have lots of information.
> > >
> > > Looking forward to meeting some of you this Saturday at the event in
> > > Sacramento.
> > >
> > > Scott Burnett
> > >
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