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repayment of expenses

By Earl Altman | 3 Minutes Read October 23, 2012

Allocation of settlement funds in wrongful dismissal – between taxable and tax exempt

Damages for wrongful dismissal are intended primarily to compensate the dismissed employee for income lost due to the dismissal. As such, the amount of such compensation, whether as a result of a settlement or a judgment by the court is, prima facie, taxable.

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