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been fighting cancer and i didnt work or get any disability income in 2023. And I didnt file taxes but was told I still need to.

 
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been fighting cancer and i didnt work or get any disability income in 2023. And I didnt file taxes but was told I still need to.

we do not know if the disability income was taxable or not; if you had other sources of income that would require you to file; and other info needed to make a determination is lacking.

you can use this IRS website to check, click on the blue begin link.

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/do-i-need-to-file-a-tax-return 

In the case of disability pay, whether it is taxed or not usually depends on who paid for the disability insurance coverage. Perhaps your employer paid for your disability coverage, and you were covered as a fringe benefit. In that case, when you are disabled and the coverage kicks in, the benefits you receive are taxable.

However, what if you paid for your disability insurance yourself, with after-tax dollars? Many insurance companies offer disability policies, and if you buy one, it is usually out of your own pocket, which means after tax. In that case, the payments you later receive on disability are tax-free.

 

it is likely that if they were taxable you would have gotten either a 1099-MISC or 1099-NEC. 

 

 

if you reply, don't provide personal info since this is a public forum

 

been fighting cancer and i didnt work or get any disability income in 2023. And I didnt file taxes but was told I still need to.

So sorry for your heath issues.    It seems like you are saying you had no income for 2023. and did NOT get disability income of any sort.   If you truly had NO income for 2023, who "told" you that you need to file a tax return?    If you had no income at all for 2023, you are not required to file a tax return unless you had a 1095A for having marketplace health insurance from healthcare.gov.    If you do not have a 1095A for 2023 and had no income, you are not required to file a 2023 tax return---so whoever "told" to file was wrong.  And....we hope you are doing better.

 

Who has to file?

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Do-I-Need-to-File-a-Tax-Return%3F

 

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