Amounts you receive as workers' compensation for an occupational sickness or injury are fully exempt from tax if they are paid under a workers' compensation act or a statute in the nature of a workers' compensation act. The exemption also applies to your survivors. The exemption, however, does not apply to retirement plan benefits you receive based on your age, length of service, or prior contributions to the plan, even if you retired because of an occupational sickness or injury.
If part of your workers' compensation reduces your social security or equivalent railroad retirement benefits received, that part is considered social security (or equivalent railroad retirement) benefits and may be taxable. For a discussion of the taxability of these benefits, see Other Income under Miscellaneous Income, later.
Go to the IRS gov web site and use the search box for Publication 525 Taxable and Nontaxable income
Workers Compensation benefits are completely non-taxable for federal income taxes.
South Carolina
They won't take your settlement away but you should pay some of what you owe on your back taxes. This won't happen automatically.
A South Carolina (SC) resident would only have to pay South Carolina taxes on regular payroll earnings. However, if you live in South Carolina, but work in North Carolina (NC), you would be required to pay North Carolina taxes on your payroll earnings. When it comes time to file taxes, you may have to pay taxes to SC, but to be sure you should speak to a tax specialist.
If your car is not registered in South Carolina, then no - you would pay your property taxes to whichever state is your Home of Record.
Wages cannot be garnished for credit card debt in South Carolina. They can be garnished for unpaid taxes and child support.
The South Carolina state individual income tax rate is 3% to a top rate of 7% on taxable income. Go to the sctax org website to find more information about South Carolina state taxes
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The "liable state", South Carolina in this case, is who pays your benefits because that was where you worked and your employer paid the unemployment taxes.
South Carolina thought the tarrif (taxes) were too high, so they threatened to secede
Yes, typically discrimination settlements with employers are considered taxable income by the IRS. It's always best to consult with a tax professional for advice on how to handle the tax implications of the settlement.
No, it did not because it felt that the federal government was "favoring" the north.