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February 24, 2020
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I received a long-term Care Insurance buy-out of $21,244, do I need to report it and if so, where

  • February 24, 2020
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ReginaM
February 24, 2020

You  should have received a tax document from the folks who paid you for the buyout.  

 

If you cash in an insurance policy you may have taxable income. The taxable income would be -

  • the cash surrender value that you received (including any amount not received due to a loan on the policy), minus
  • premiums paid over the life of the policy. On a mutual policy, premiums are net of participating dividends.

Generally, this only results in income on older policies. Your insurance company should send you a 1099-R  for the income to report.  

 

To enter this into TurboTax follow these instructions:

  1. While in your Tax Home,
  2. Select Search from the top right side of your screen,
  3. Enter 1099-R,
  4. Select Jump to 1099-R,
  5. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete this section.

 

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