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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 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn