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Public Benefits- This is cash or services provided by government or non-profit agencies. Think SNAP (formerly food stamps), rental assistance, food pantries, and home energy assistance. They are considered a “price reduction” and are not taxable income. If they didn’t discover their tax error, they would not have it.

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A story was shared about a couple that had $6,000 in income and only $2,000 when the wife was widowed and lost all pension benefits and was left with only one Social Security check. Under the 1984 Retirement Equity Act, workers cannot waive survivor benefits without the written consent of their spouses. food and gas).