Railroad disabilty income, same as ssdi does it count for income for support?

[Starbuck bound 1]

I draw a Railroad Disability income, equivilent to ssdi, of 24324.00. Does this count as income for support? Any help would sure be appreciated, I called U.S.immigration and they are of no help.

[X Factor 1,112]

For tax purposes it is not included as taxable income. Therefore it won't show up in your taxes. Did you have other income and did you file taxes for the previous 3 tax years claiming other income?

[UK_Fan 192]

yes you can.. my husband's income consisted of SSD and VA benefit and that's it.. his income is non-taxable, so he never did file taxes since he wasn't really required to. i just wrote an explanation, telling them why he hasn't filed and everything went fine, so yeah, you can use it as an income.

Edited June 30, 2012 by UK_fan

[Mogambi 96]

Even if it doesn't show as 'taxable' income, it's clearly still 'income'. As long as he can document it enough, I can't imagine why it wouldn't suffice. He can also include savings if he has it to make sure he's over the poverty line.

[Starbuck bound 1]

For tax purposes it is not included as taxable income. Therefore it won't show up in your taxes. Did you have other income and did you file taxes for the previous 3 tax years claiming other income?

Yes, I have filed the past three years, other income was very minimal, less then 5000.00