I received funds from pg&e after a CA wildfire. Can intuit deal with it?

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
January 30, 2023
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Pain and suffering money wildfire

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Best answer by ShirlynW

Yes, TurboTax Deluxe and higher can handle your tax situation.

If you didn’t receive a 1099-MISC, follow these steps to report the income:

Sign in to TurboTax and open or continue your return
Search for lawsuit settlement and select the Jump to link
Answer Yes to the question Any Other Taxable Income?
1. If you've already entered miscellaneous income, select Add Another Miscellaneous Income Item
Enter a brief description and the amount you received and select Continue.

Monikak11

Level 6

Yes, you can use TurboTax to report the funds you received from PG&E that represented damages for pain and suffering.

Lawsuit damages are normally reported to the recipient on Form 1099-MISC, box 3. In TurboTax Online:

Select Wages & Income, then

Select Other Common Income, then

Select Form 1099-MISC

There have been efforts in Congress to pass legislation to make the PG&E payments nontaxable. Contact your representative's office for more information.

Click here for information from IRS on California wildfire relief.

I am sorry for your loss.

mspiess2

Level 2

As I understand it these payments are not taxable in California. How do we adjust the CA income?

JamesG1

Level 15

Fire Victims Trust exclusion may be found under Miscellaneous at the screen Here's the income that California handles differently in the California state tax return.

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lindi428Author

Level 2

The attorneys are not sending out 1099s will this change the requirements?

ShirlynWAnswer

Level 8

Yes, TurboTax Deluxe and higher can handle your tax situation.

If you didn’t receive a 1099-MISC, follow these steps to report the income:

Sign in to TurboTax and open or continue your return
Search for lawsuit settlement and select the Jump to link
Answer Yes to the question Any Other Taxable Income?
1. If you've already entered miscellaneous income, select Add Another Miscellaneous Income Item
Enter a brief description and the amount you received and select Continue.