Samantha Was Ill for Four Months This Year

question 68

Multiple Choice

Samantha was ill for four months this year. Samantha missed work during this period, but disability insurance paid $18,000 of disability pay to replace her missed salary. Samantha shares the cost of the insurance with her employer. This year Samantha's employer paid $2,200 in disability premiums for Samantha as a nontaxable fringe benefit and Samantha paid the remaining $1,100 of premiums from her salary. What amount of the disability pay must Samantha include in her gross income (Rounded to the nearest whole dollar) ?

• A) $18,000
• B) $12,000
• C) $7,000
• D) $1,100
• E) Zero - None of these disability pay is included in gross income.

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