I am a former foster child and my state Department of Human Services pays me a stipend 2x a month to help me transition into independent living. Is this taxable income?

WCJER · ‎June 3, 2019

DanielV01 · ‎June 3, 2019

Usually it's not taxable income. Most of the time these payments come from State Medicaid Waiver or similar programs that are not taxable. If you did not receive a tax document for the income (a Form W-2, a Form 1099-MISC or similar document), there is no income to report. If you did receive a document, you might have to report the income, but you can comment what type of document you received for additional information on this.

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DanielV01 · ‎June 3, 2019

Usually it's not taxable income. Most of the time these payments come from State Medicaid Waiver or similar programs that are not taxable. If you did not receive a tax document for the income (a Form W-2, a Form 1099-MISC or similar document), there is no income to report. If you did receive a document, you might have to report the income, but you can comment what type of document you received for additional information on this.

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WCJER · ‎June 3, 2019

Thank you.

DanielV01 · ‎June 3, 2019

You are welcome.

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I am a former foster child and my state Department of Human Services pays me a stipend 2x a month to help me transition into independent living. Is this taxable income?