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Punitive damages and interest. The majority of personal injury settlements are tax-free. This means that unless you qualify for an exception, you will not need to pay taxes on your settlement check as you would regular income. The State of California does not impose any additional taxes on top of those from the IRS.
The IRS has defined personal physical injury or sickness requires an observable bodily harm such as bruising, cuts, swelling and bleeding. See IRS Private Letter Ruling 200041022. In contrast, emotional distress generally includes any physical or psychological distress.
Any compensation you receive because of physical injuries or sickness is not taxable. That includes all medical bills, whether they are for emergency care, physical therapy, follow up visits, or nursing care. You should not pay any taxes on payments you receive because of physical injury.
The IRS has defined personal physical injury or sickness requires an observable bodily harm such as bruising, cuts, swelling and bleeding. See IRS Private Letter Ruling 200041022. In contrast, emotional distress generally includes any physical or psychological distress.
Generally, the IRS will not tax you on settlements won in a personal injury case. This is because the compensation you receive in a settlement is intended to reimburse for economic losses like injury and expenses. The factors that determine if its tax-exempt or table are categorized as: Damages.
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Emotional distress is not considered a physical injury or physical sickness. However, damages for emotional distress attributable to a physical injury or physical sickness are excluded from income under section 104(a)(2).
Damages received for non-physical injury such as emotional distress, defamation and humiliation, although generally includable in gross income, are not subject to Federal employment taxes.
Compensation for Physical Injury is Not Taxable As a general rule, the proceeds received from most personal injury claims are not taxable under either federal or state law. It does not matter whether you settled the case before or after filing a personal injury lawsuit in court.
Origin of the Claim Compensation for emotional distress is generally taxable. However, if there is a physical injury that led to emotional distress and the physical injury was the origin of the claim, then both the physical injury and emotional stress claim should be tax free.
Punitive Damages Are Taxable in California New York Punitive damages are not common in all personal injury lawsuits. However, its essential to know the tax effects that they have on a settlement or payout. In California New York, punitive damages can be subject to taxation by both the state and the IRS.

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