I called out from work went to a doctor he took me out for a few months for my back is this considered injury for my taxes or non-injury?

[joannebremer5]

When I started that job they took us out around the neighborhood into a couple client's houses we're at one of those locations I fell down the stairs not knowing if it caused the injury to my back

[MonikaK1]

Please clarify. In what way does this incident affect your tax return? Did you receive a legal settlement and you need to know if it is taxable? If so:

Whether the amount of the legal settlement needs to be reported as taxable income depends on what it represents.

If you received punitive damages, this would be taxable income, and often a Form 1099-MISC would be issued. 

Property settlements for losses in the value of a property that are less than the adjusted basis of your property are not taxable and generally do not need to be reported on your tax return. However, you must reduce your basis in the property by the amount of the settlement. If the property settlement exceeds your adjusted basis in the property, the excess is income. 

So, if the settlement reimbursed you for the amount you overpaid for something, that could be considered nontaxable and you would adjust your basis in what you purchased. If the settlement included an additional amount for punitive damages, that amount would be taxable.

If any of the amount represented back wages, that would be taxable and should have been reported on Form W-2.

See this help article for instructions for entering a taxable legal settlement in TurboTax. 

See IRS Publication 4345 for more information.

[Opus 17]

If you want to know should you sue, ask an attorney.

If you received a financial settlement, then any part of the settlement that is for lost wages or lost income is taxable as if it was normal income.  Any part of the settlement that is for a physical injury, or for pain and suffering due to a physical injury, is not taxable.