When you are injured in an accident, one of the best ways to cover the associated costs is via a personal injury settlement. Settling with an insurance company or defendant before you go to trial is a good way to ensure that you avoid the headache and hassle associated with a lawsuit
The first fee that you must pay (or that may be automatically deducted from the amount that you’re given is your lawyer’s fee). Most lawyers will charge a contingency fee for helping you settle the case.
After you’ve paid your lawyer, you may wonder if you have to pay taxes to the government for what you receive. There are some important things to consider when determining whether your personal injury settlement is taxable.
Generally, the money that you get when you settle a personal injury claim cannot be taxed by the government. This means that most likely, it is not taxable by the federal government or by your state’s government. Federal law says that you do not have to include the money received from a claim in the amount of your annual gross income. This makes sense because the money should cover things like lost wages, medical bills, attorneys’ fees and more.
However, there are some exceptions to the general rule, and there are some cases where the government will tax the money you receive in your settlement. Here are some of the most common exceptions:
If you have been injured and you want to make a personal injury claim, get in touch with the Smiley Law Firm. Our team of legal experts can guide you through the challenging process of challenging an insurance company so that you can get the compensation you deserve. We can even help you if the insurance company is trying to deny a claim or to give you an unfairly low amount for a settlement. We specialize in people who’ve suffered a car or truck accident, construction site injury, motorcycle or bicycle accident, and more. Our offices are located in Louisiana, Texas, and California.
To learn more about settling your personal injury case, check out our special report The 10 Myths of Settling Your Personal Injury Case, which you can download here.
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