- 4 - In addition, none of the premiums paid by the City were included in petitioner's gross income. Sometime prior to January 1994, petitioner began to develop various medical ailments which severely impacted his job performance. In January 1994, petitioner's employment with the City ended after petitioner was classified as disabled. At that time, petitioner was suffering from several medical problems including an inability to stay awake and gall bladder problems. Because of his disability, petitioner qualified for short- term and long-term disability benefits under the disability plans. During 1994, petitioner was paid, pursuant to the plans, short-term disability benefits of $6,000 and long-term disability benefits of $10,124. The benefits were calculated based on petitioner's salary and his length of service with the City but not on the type of illness causing petitioner's disability. For 1994, the City reported the following payments to petitioner: Wages $2,738 Vacation pay 8,845 Long-term disability 10,124 Short-term disability 6,000 Total 27,707 Federal income taxes of $3,085 were withheld from the above- listed amounts.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next
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