I received my first SSDI check 6 months after filing--a one month check with no retro active pmts. Yes my SSDI is partially taxed.
On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 3:20 AM, rn11...@yahoo.com <rn11...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi John, > I've been on SS disability since early 1996;got tm August 1995. > Did it say in your acceptance letter you would not get retroactive 5 > months?As far as I know,everyone gets a check (or direct > deposit ) with 5 months benefit. I remember I had to send mine to the long > term disability insurance company,because they had paid my full 60% from > onset of my benefits. (Now I get half from each,until June when I turn 65 > and my LTD ends and my pension starts.) > > Every January,I get a SS Benefit Statement.It shows: > my net benefit > medicare pat B deducted from my benefit > adds the 2 and that is my total benefit > > On the other side there is Notice 703-Read this to see if your SS > benefits may be taxable > Line A enter total benefit > Line B enter one half of line A > Line C enter your total income that is taxable ,such as > pensions,wages,etc. > Line D enter any tax exempt interest > Line E add lines B,C,and D and enter Then read below > > Part of your SS benefits may be taxable if for 2010 you were > 1) single and line E is above $25,000 > 2) married ,file jointly and line E is above $32,000 OR > you file separately and line E is more than zero(more than $25,000 > if you lived apart from your spouse for all of 2010 > > I am divorced and have not filed any tax return since I became > disabled,but I almost reached the $25,000 limit this year. > I hope this helps;contact me with any questions,and I'll try to help. > Cheryl in sunny Easthampton,MA > > > --- On *Fri, 4/8/11, john snodgrass <jcs...@yahoo.com>* wrote: > > > From: john snodgrass <jcs...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [TMIC] disbaled social security benefits > To: "transverse myelitis" <tmic-list@eskimo.com> > Date: Friday, April 8, 2011, 5:07 PM > > to anyone receiving disabled social security monies. > > I received a letter today stating that I will receive my first check May > 11th. > > signed up for it on Nov 5th. > > wont get any retro pay. > > is this money taxed? > > >
