The California SDI cap is figured year to year, since it raises with inflation. In 2014, the maximum tax that could be withheld was $1016.36.
State unemployment insurance (SUI)
It means your gross income minus the net tax deductions, the tax deductions as federal income taxes, state taxes, Fica, medicare, SUI/SDI. Other taxes are not included, such as, life insurance, charity, or debts that are taken automatic from your paycheck.
From the State's website: California State Disability Insurance (SDI) is a partial wage-replacement insurance plan for California workers. The SDI programs are State-mandated, and funded through employee payroll deductions. SDI provides affordable, short-term benefits to eligible workers. Workers covered by SDI are covered by two programs: Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave Insurance.
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No. Benefits are not taxable, unless your SDI is in place of Unemployment Insurance. In this case, your SDI benefit is taxable.
CAVDI stands for California Voluntary Disability Insurance. The voluntary choice states that the employer can pay 100% of it up to the maximum SDI limit.
SDI premiums are paid by ALL W-2 workers in California AND their employers.
California SDI replaces 55% of your income for 52 weeks, up to a maximum of $949 per week in 2009.
The can be a great number of deductions from your paycheck. Some are things that you have agreed to pay, such as health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, or a contribution to a 401K or other retirement plan. If you are a member of a labor union, your union dues are probably listed there. Some government-mandated deductions are Federal income tax, FICA (Social Security "contribution"), Medicare tax, state income tax, and SUI/SDI (State Unemployment Insurance/State Disability Insurance).
Let me rephrase your question so that you can be sure my answer actually addresses what you want to know: "Must I pay taxes in the State of California on disability claim checks I receive from the California State Disability Insurance (CA SDI) program?" In reference to CA SDI claim checks, no the amount you receive is not taxable, with only one exception: a person with a disability who is unemployed and would otherwise be eligible for CA State Unemployment Insurance (CA UI) benefits but whose circumstances/CA SDI rules allow them to defer filing for CA UI and instead file for CA SDI (which has a higher cap on benefit payments relative to UI so one would end up getting more money on SDI) must pay taxes on CA SDI payouts received. If you're not unemployed, meaning once you recover from your disability you have the legal right to return to your job, then the State of California will not tax your disability claim checks. If you become unemployed while receiving disability from the State (your employer can legally separate you from employment even while disabled if your position was part of a company downsizing at anytime and also after the period defined for State Medical Leave has passed, I don't know the length of that period you'd have to research it) your tax status may change and I can't find any definitive answers about what happens then. You'd likely have to call either the FTB or the CA SDI directly to ask. Source: http://www.edd.ca.gov/Disability/FAQs_for_Disability_Insurance.htm#Benefits The rationale behind the non-taxability of CA SDI claims simply relates to the concept of dual-taxation, meaning law prohibits you from being taxed twice on something. And if you look at your pay stub, you'll see there's a CA SDI tax line item in most instances. So you've actually already paid your tax. That's why I always encourage people who are going to be out of work for more than a month due to documented injury, illness or other disability, to file for SDI because you're entitled to it, you've paid for it, you should use it. Not all HR departments proactively mention SDI to employees leaving on disability - they are not legally bound to do so - which sucks. Note: This information applies only to those disability claim checks issued by the CA State Disability Insurance program. Private insurance disability claim checks ARE taxable.
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