If yor dad paid the premiums himself and did not take a tax deduction for the premiums, then the proceeds are indeed tax free. This is only for private insurance not Social Security. Marv Weiss, CPA 51/37/14 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fleming, Jennifer" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 11:21 AM Subject: Disability Retirement Pay and Taxes > My Dad is planning his retirement. He mentioned the other day that he was > going to try to get his disability retirement income to be waived of income > taxes. I have never heard of this before. Have any of you on the list been > successful in getting a waiver on paying taxes on your disability retirement > income? I told him that I would run it by you all and find out. Thanks > much, > > Jen, Dad w/ PD 55/39 >