https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-was-on-workmans-comp-all-of-2016-what-to-do/01/414532#M170945 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:47:33 GMT gfourmichael 2019-06-04T20:47:33Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-was-on-workmans-comp-all-of-2016-what-to-do/01/414532#M170945 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:47:33 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-was-on-workmans-comp-all-of-2016-what-to-do/01/414532#M170945 gfourmichael 2019-06-04T20:47:33Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/amounts-you-receive-as-workers-compensation-for-an-occup/01/414539#M170948 <P>Amounts you receive as workers' compensation for an occupational sickness or injury are fully exempt from tax if they’re paid under a workers' compensation act or a statute in the nature of a workers' compensation act. The exemption also applies to your survivors. <B><I>The exemption, however, doesn’t apply to retirement plan benefits you receive based on your age, length of service, or prior contributions to the plan, even if you retired because of an occupational sickness or injury. </I></B></P> <P><A href="https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch05.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></A> </P><DIV></DIV>If part of your workers' compensation reduces your social security or equivalent railroad retirement benefits received, that part is considered social security (or equivalent railroad retirement) benefits and may be taxable. For more information, see Pub. 915, Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits. <B>Return to work.</B> If you return to work after qualifying for workers' compensation, salary payments you receive for performing light duties are taxable as wages. <BR /> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:47:35 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/amounts-you-receive-as-workers-compensation-for-an-occup/01/414539#M170948 CarlitaH 2019-06-04T20:47:35Z