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When my Father passed away in 2004, all he had to his name were some uncashed SSI checks. I turned them in to Social Security and they said that it was part of his estate and that I would receive them. I did get a check from them for about $5,880. Do I have to pay any federal or state tax on that? If it is inheritance, and that is all that I received from him, would it be exempt from taxes, even though I did receive a form SSA-1099 from Social Security listing it as a benefit to me? Did S.S do the right thing by putting me on that form?
When my Father passed away in 2004, all he had to his name were some uncashed SSI checks. I turned them in to Social Security and they said that it was part of his estate and that I would receive them. I did get a check from them for about $5,880. Do I have to pay any federal or state tax on that? If it is inheritance, and that is all that I received from him, would it be exempt from taxes, even though I did receive a form SSA-1099 from Social Security listing it as a benefit to me? Did S.S do the right thing by putting me on that form?