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When a person collects severance pay are you taxed on the federal part?
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∙ 14y ago
Severance pay is taxable just as if it were a normal salary.
(This is true of normal severance. Sometime employers play games with making distributions from a pension fund and calling them severance.)
There are two methods that employers can use to calculate federal withholding on special lump sum payments. One takes into account your usual salary. There is also a simplified method that just withholds a flat 25% (plus Social Security, Medicare, and state taxes).
But regardless of how much is withheld, remember that withholding is not the actual amount of tax you owe. That is calculated when you fill out your Form 1040 at the end of the year. When you file your Form 1040, if too much was withheld, you will get a refund. If not enough was withheld, you will pay the difference.
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estate
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It is ordinary income. Whether thins like 401k contribution are taken, are differnt. But, it is absoultely, income and taxable at whatever your rate turns out to be.
