<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks for the reply.<br><br></div>Jim Doran<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>James R. Doran<br></div>Attorney at Law<br></div>100 E. Pine Street - Suite 205<br></div>Bellingham, WA 98225<br>(360)393-9506<br></div><a href="mailto:jim@doranlegal.com" target="_blank">jim@doranlegal.com</a><br></div><a href="http://www.doranlegal.com" target="_blank">www.doranlegal.com</a><br></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 1:37 PM, Roger Hawkes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Roger@law-hawks.com" target="_blank">Roger@law-hawks.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-714771461023068086__MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jim: SSI is based on poverty, so any incoming resources could affect that; if it actually is ssdi, that is based on inability to work and would not
be affected by resources. PI awards are not considered taxable income if there was a physical injury to the person; some pi awards do not include physical injuries to the awardee.<u></u><u></u></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Roger Hawkes, WSBA 5173<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 8, 2017 10:43 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Personal Injury Award and Social Security Income<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">An insurance award for personal injury is not "income" for IRS purposes. The question is whether the personal injury award can have any negative impact with the SSA for the recipient of that award who is receiving
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">My expectation is that the personal injury compensation is not "income" for any purposes.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Any clarity from any one? I do not want to spend 2 hours on the phone trying to get an answer out of some one at the SSA office.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Thank you.<u></u><u></u></p>
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