Retired public safety officers can elect to exclude from gross income up to $3,000 of distributions from qualified retirement plans that are used for qualified insurance premiums (this is NOT a tax credit). When taking the exclusion, write “PSO”) on line 4b of Form 1040.
When debts are cancelled in bankruptcy cases, the cancelled amount is excluded from gross income. Tax attributes are certain losses, credits, and property basis that must be reduced to the extent of the exclusion.