Submitted By: Helen
Answered: April 15, 2014 8:30 am

Is the $255 death benefit from Social Security that I received when my spouse died taxable?

No. This lump-sum death payment is tax free.

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Tax Glossary

Tangible personal property

Movable property, such as desks, computers, machinery, and autos, depreciable over a five-year or seven-year period.

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