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I have applied for SSI and SSD does this count for Permanent disabled.

Charles-Chase — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:01:40 GMT

Re: I have applied for SSI and SSD does this count for Permanent disabled.

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:03:02 GMT

For disabled adults:

There is an extra amount added to your standard deduction if you are legally blind. Your federal return does not provide any other credits or deductions for saying you are disabled, with one possible exception.

There is a credit for the Elderly and Disabled which is so small that very few people benefit from it—-it has not been updated/increased by Congress for decades.

ELDERLY OR DISABLED CREDIT https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/do-i-qualify-for-the-credit-for-the-elderly-or-disabled

There are some states that provide various credits to elderly/disabled folks, so watch for that when you prepare your state return. The states that I know of that have anything for elderly/disabled are AZ, CT, DE, IA, MO, ND, NJ, NY, VE. There may be others.

Re: I have applied for SSI and SSD does this count for Permanent disabled.

Vanessa A — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:05:17 GMT

Applying for disability or receiving or not receiving disability, does not determine whether you are permanently disabled. However, if you have a Dr's statement saying that you are permanently and totally disabled, then you would be considered permanently and totally disabled by IRS guidelines.

Permanent and Total Disability

You are permanently and totally disabled if both 1 and 2 below apply.

You can’t engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a physical or mental condition.

A qualified physician determines that the condition has lasted or can be expected to last continuously for at least a year or can be expected to result in death. See Physician’s Statement, later.

Re: I have applied for SSI and SSD does this count for Permanent disabled.

DoninGA — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:06:15 GMT

No, that does not.

Permanently and totally disabled. A person is permanently and totally disabled if, at any time in 2025, the person can’t engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a physical or mental condition and a doctor has determined that this condition has lasted or can be expected to last continuously for at least a year or can be expected to lead to death

Re: I have applied for SSI and SSD does this count for Permanent disabled.

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:08:14 GMT

And....you say that you have applied for SSI and Social Security disability benefits---you do not say that you are receiving those benefits. So there would be nothing to enter on a 2025 tax return about that at all. When and if you receive SSI or Social Security disability, SSI is not entered on a tax return at all; Social Security disability benefits will be reported on a SSA1099 every year in January and you can enter that on a tax return. But if SSI and/or SSA1099 is your only income, you do not have to file a tax return unless you have a 1095A for marketplace health insurance. If you receive Social Security disability and have other kinds of income in addition, like income from a job, investment income, etc etc. you may have to file and the SS could be taxable.