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Punitive damages are taxable as income.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that Punitive damages are taxable as income?

Unclear. A study aid and a case summary indicate that punitive damages, when part of a litigation recovery, are treated as taxable income, and one law review author argues they should be taxable. None of the placed items is an authoritative ruling squarely holding that punitive damages alone are taxable income.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Making an Example of Punitive Damages: Are Punitive Damages Really Excluded from the Concept of Income?
2007
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Crowne, E. (2007). Making an Example of Punitive Damages: Are Punitive Damages Really Excluded from the Concept of Income?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.992864

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Legalines on Income Taxation, Keyed to Klein
2010
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Publishing, G. L. (2010). Legalines on Income Taxation, Keyed to Klein. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/legalinesonincom0000gilb

Commissioner v. Banks, 543 U.S. 426 (2005) (No. 03-892)
2005
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States, S. C. o. t. U. (2005). Commissioner v. Banks, 543 U.S. 426 (2005) (No. 03-892). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/micro_IA40385016_0149

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