This publication seems to indicate some income from physical sickness is not taxable. https://www.irs.gov/government-entities/tax-implications-of-settlements-and-judgments
Also in the Federal Code
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section104&num=0&edition=prelim
How about legal fees paid to get ERISA benefit via employer disability insurance policy? While Turbotax says all attorney fee expenses are not deductible, the IRS info above and these articles indicate to the contrary.
Any idea while these authors are incorrect? I've found two different IRS publications that conflict with themselves in many cases.
Also this article indicates possibility of attorney fee deduction, counter to your indications
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2022/02/17/how-to-write-off-legal-fees-on-your-taxes/?sh=6aa...
https://www.whiteman-law.com/tax-deduction-of-attorney-fees-in-employee-bene[product key removed]ns-...
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/publications/blt/2022/04/write-off-legal-fees/
Are you 100.00% sure? Sometimes IRS pubs don't match US Govt. Registrar tax law.
