Do I need a SSA-1099 for short term disability income?

If you applied for disability with the Social Security Administration and you received benefits, yes, you'll need Form SSA-1099.

If you applied for short-term disability through your employer, no, you won't get Form SSA-1099. However, you might get some other tax form, like a W-2. Contact your employer or the third party administrator that was paying you to see what, if any, form you should get. 

Short-term disability benefits are taxable when the premiums are paid by your employer.

• They are not taxable when you pay the premiums.

If the short term disability is on your W-2 or a separate W-2, enter the W-2 and answer any subsequent questions related to your disability payment.

• Generally, the W-2 Box 13, Third Party Sick Pay is checked.

For additional information, please see Are Short-Term Disability Claim Payments Considered Earnings?