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I am in California.
My employer has a short-term benefits plan that replaces the default one in California. I pay a certain amount out of my paycheck for this plan.
I had a baby last October, and as a result, I was on short term disability. My benefits paid me 70% of my salary during that time, but it did not go on my W2 income. They also told me that this was a great benefit that my company was doing -- even though it is at only 70%, that is not taxable.
Now I read on this site that disability benefits are taxable. Can anyone clarify this for me? Naturally I'm pretty upset about this as I did not plan for it.
Thank you,
Ellen
My employer has a short-term benefits plan that replaces the default one in California. I pay a certain amount out of my paycheck for this plan.
I had a baby last October, and as a result, I was on short term disability. My benefits paid me 70% of my salary during that time, but it did not go on my W2 income. They also told me that this was a great benefit that my company was doing -- even though it is at only 70%, that is not taxable.
Now I read on this site that disability benefits are taxable. Can anyone clarify this for me? Naturally I'm pretty upset about this as I did not plan for it.
Thank you,
Ellen