Artículo Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA).. Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA).

id="en_US_2025_publink1000171353"> Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). Payments received under this Act for personal injury or sickness, including payments to beneficiaries in case of death, aren’t taxable. However, you’re taxed on amounts you receive under this Act as continuation of pay for up to 45 days while a claim is being decided. Report this income as wages. Also, pay for sick leave while a claim is being processed is taxable and must be included in your income as wages. . If part of the payments you receive under FECA reduces your social security or equivalent railroad retirement benefits received, that part is considered social security (or equivalent railroad retirement) benefits and may be taxable. See Pub. 554 for more information. . Other compensation. Many other amounts you receive as compensation for sickness or injury aren’t taxable. These include the following amounts. Compensatory damages you receive for physical injury or physical sickness, whether paid in a lump sum or in periodic payments. Benefits you receive under an accident or health insurance policy on which either you paid the premiums or your employer paid the premiums but you had to include them in your income. Disability benefits you receive for loss of income or earning capacity as a result of injuries under a no-fault car insurance policy. Compensation you receive for permanent loss or loss of use of a part or function of your body, or for your permanent disfigurement. This compensation must be based only on the injury and not on the period of your absence from work. These benefits aren’t taxable even if your employer pays for the accident and health plan that provides these benefits. Reimbursement for medical care. A reimbursement for medical care is generally not taxable. However, it may reduce your medical expense deduction. For more information, see Pub. 502. 6. Interest Income Reminders Foreign source income. If you are a U.S. citizen with interest income from sources outside the United States (foreign income), you must report that income on your tax return unless it is exempt by U.S. law. This is true whether you reside inside or outside the United States and whether or not you receive a Form 1099 from the foreign payer. Automatic 6-month extension. If you receive your Form 1099 reporting your interest income late and you need more time to file your tax return, you can request a 6-month extension of time to file. See Automatic Extension in chapter 1. Children who have unearned income. See Form 8615 and its instructions for the rules and rates that apply to certain children with unearned income. Introduction This chapter discusses the following topics. Different types of interest income. What interest is taxable and what interest is nontaxable. When to report interest income. How to report interest income on your tax return. In general, any interest you receive or that is credited to your account and can be withdrawn is taxable income. Exceptions to this rule are discussed later in this chapter. You may be able to deduct expenses you have in earning this income on Schedule A (Form 1040) if you itemize your deductions. See Money borrowed to invest in certificate of deposit , later, and chapter 12 . Useful Items You may want to see: Publication 525 Taxable and Nontaxable Income 537 Installment Sales 550 Investment Income and Expenses 555 Community Property 1212 Guide to Original Issue Discount (OID) Instruments Form (and Instructions) 1040 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return 1040-SR U.S. Income Tax Return for Seniors Schedule A (Form 1040) Itemized Deductions Schedule B (Form 1040) Interest and Ordinary Dividends Schedule K-1 (Form 1041) Beneficiary’s Share of Income, Deductions, Credits, etc. Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) Partner’s Share of Income, Deductions, Credits, etc. Schedule K-1 (Form 1120-S) Shareholder’s Share of Income, Deductions, Credits, etc. W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification 1099 General Instructions for Certain Information Returns 1099-INT Interest Income 1099-DIV Dividends and Distributions 1099-OID Original Issue Discount 1099-R Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc. 3115 Application for Change in Accounting Method 6251 Alternative Minimum Tax — Individuals 8615 Tax for Certain Children Who Have Unearned Income 8814 Parents’ Election To Report Child’s Interest and Dividends 8815 Exclusion of Interest From Series EE and I U.S. Savings Bonds Issued After 1989 For these and other useful items, go to IRS.gov/Forms . General Information A few items of general interest are covered here. . Recordkeeping. You should keep a list showing sources of interest income and interest amounts received during the year. Also, keep the forms you receive showing your interest income (Forms 1099-INT, for example) as an important part of your records. . Tax on unearned income of certain children. Part of a child’s 2025 unearned income may be taxed at the parent’s tax rate. If so, Form 8615 must be completed and attached to the child’s tax return. If not, Form 8615 isn’t required and the child’s income is taxed at his or her own tax rate. Some parents can choose to include the child’s interest and dividends on the parent’s return. If you can, use Form 8814 for this purpose. For more information about the tax on unearned income of children and the parents’ election, go to Form 8615 . Beneficiary of an estate or trust. Interest you receive as a beneficiary of an estate or trust is generally taxable income. You should receive a Schedule K-1 (Form 1041) from the fiduciary. Your copy of Schedule K-1 (Form 1041) and its instructions will tell you where to report the income on your Form 1040 or 1040-SR. Taxpayer identification number (TIN). You must give your name and TIN (either a social security number (SSN), an employer identification number (EIN), an adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN), or an individual tax identification number (ITIN)) to any person required by federal tax law to make a return, statement, or other document that relates to you. This includes payers of interest. If you don’t give your TIN to the payer of interest, the payer will generally be required to backup withhold on the interest payments at a rate of 24%, and you may also be subject to a penalty. Use Form W-9 to provide the necessary information. See Form W-9 and its instructions. TIN for joint account. Generally, if the funds in a joint account belong to one person, list that person’s name first on the account and give that person’s TIN to the payer. (For information on who owns the funds in a joint account, see Joint accounts , later.) If the joint account contains combined funds, give the TIN of the person whose name is listed first on the account. These rules apply to both joint ownership by a married couple and to joint ownership by other individuals. For example, if you open a joint savings account with your child using funds belonging to the child, list the child’s name first on the account and give the child’s TIN. Form W-9 and its instructions provide: If this Form W-9 is for a joint account (other than an account maintained by a foreign financial institution (FFI)), list first and then circle the name of the person or entity whose number you entered in Form W-9, Part I. If you are providing Form W-9 to an FFI to document a joint account, each holder of the account that is a U.S. person must provide a Form W-9. See Form W-9 and its instructions. Custodian account for your child. If your child is the actual owner of an account that is recorded in your name as custodian for the child, give the child’s TIN to the payer. For example, you must give your child’s SSN to the payer of interest on an account owned by your child, even though the interest is paid to you as custodian. Penalty for failure to supply TIN. If you don’t give your TIN to the payer of interest, you may have to pay a penalty. See Failure to supply SSN under Penalties in chapter 1. Backup withholding may also apply. Backup withholding. Your interest income is generally not subject to regular withholding. However, it may be subject to backup withholding to ensure that income tax is collected on the income. Under backup withholding, the payer of interest must withhold, as income tax, on the amount you are paid, by applying the appropriate withholding rate. The current rate is 24%. Withholding is required only if there is a condition for backup withholding, such as failing to provide your TIN to the payer or failing to certify your TIN under penalties of perjury, if required. Backup withholding may also be required if the IRS has determined that you underreported your interest or dividend income. For more information, see Backup Withholding in chapter 4. Reporting backup withholding. If backup withholding is deducted from your interest income, the amount withheld will be reported on your Form 1099-INT. The Form 1099-INT will show any backup withholding as “Federal income tax withheld.” Joint accounts. If two or more persons hold property (such as a savings account or bond) as joint tenants, tenants by the entirety, or tenants in common, each person’s share of any interest from the property is determined by local law. Income from property given to a child. Property you give as a parent to your child under the Model Gifts of Securities to Minors Act, the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or any similar law becomes the child’s property. Income from the property is taxable to the child, except that any part used to satisfy a legal obligation to support the child is taxable to the parent or guardian having that legal obligation. Savings account with parent as trustee. Interest income from a savings account opened for a minor child but placed in the name and subject to the order of the parents as trustees is taxable to the child if, under the law of the state in which the child resides, both of