In the case of an individual who receives qualified first responder retirement payments for any taxable year, gross income shall not include so much of such payments as do not exceed the annualized excludable disability amount with respect to such individual.
For purposes of this section, the term "qualified first responder retirement payments" means, with respect to any taxable year, any pension or annuity which but for this section would be includible in gross income for such taxable year and which is received-
For purposes of this section-
The term "annualized excludable disability amount" means, with respect to any individual, the service-connected excludable disability amounts which are properly attributable to the 12-month period immediately preceding the date on which such individual attains retirement age.
The term "service-connected excludable disability amount" means periodic payments received by an individual which-
In the case of an individual who only receives service-connected excludable disability amounts properly attributable to a portion of the 12-month period described in paragraph (1), such paragraph shall be applied by multiplying such amounts by the ratio of 365 to the number of days in such period to which such amounts were properly attributable.
For purposes of this section, the term "qualified first responder service" means service as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or emergency medical technician.
26 U.S.C. § 139C
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section, added Pub. L. 111-5, div. B, title III, §3001(a)(15)(A), Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 465; amended Pub. L. 111-144, §3(b)(5)(B), Mar. 2, 2010, 124 Stat. 44, related to COBRA premium assistance, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 115-141, div. U, title IV, §401(d)(7)(C), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1212.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATEPub. L. 117-328, div. T, title III, §309(c), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5346, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall apply to amounts received with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026."
- taxable year
- The term "taxable year" means the calendar year, or the fiscal year ending during such calendar year, upon the basis of which the taxable income is computed under subtitle A. "Taxable year" means, in the case of a return made for a fractional part of a year under the provisions of subtitle A or under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the period for which such return is made.