{"id":97,"date":"2014-12-22T15:07:50","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T20:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.etax.com\/?p=97"},"modified":"2014-12-04T15:08:49","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T20:08:49","slug":"taxable-non-taxable-income","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/22\/taxable-non-taxable-income\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxable and Non-taxable Income"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">If you\u2019re trying to determine the difference between taxable and non-taxable income, you should remember one basic fact: All income not specifically excluded by law is taxable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Basically, any money you receive in the form of work wages or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/08\/2025-overtime-tip-tax-deduction-schedule-1-a\/\">tips<\/a> is taxable. Additionally any income that you gain from property or services, whether cash or non-cash is also considered taxable. For example, if you exchange non-cash goods with another party, you both must include the market value of the items as income on your tax return.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The law excludes certain types of income from being taxed, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Life Insurance Payouts. <\/b>Usually these are not taxable if paid to you. However, if you cash out a life insurance policy, the amount received above the cost of the policy will be taxed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Qualified Scholarships.<\/b> Normally, any income received from a scholarship isn\u2019t taxable. The money you use for education costs like books and tuition isn\u2019t taxed, however money used for room and board is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Income from a Third Party Agency.<\/b> Payments made to you from an agency may not be taxable if they fall into one of the following categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/19\/big-changes-coming-for-inherited-iras-in-2025\/\">Inheritance<\/a> gifts, child support payments, welfare benefits, physical injury damage awards, cash rebates offered by a manufacturer of a product, reimbursement for expenses incurred through adoption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">If you received a refund from local or state taxes, it\u2019s possible that the money may be taxable. A third party agency may provide a Form 1099-G either through the mail or electronically. You should use this form to report any taxable refunds you may have received. 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