My husband is a retired disabled veteran and receives va benefits and ssa benefits I receive $29 thousand a year from my tribal Indian fund. If I claim my husband on my taxes as disabled this year will it affect what he receives monthly from va and ssa.
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What your husband receives in benefits is based on his disability, not his income. If you file jointly (theoretically different from "claim[ing] my husband on my taxes" your husband's Social Security benefit may be taxable and there may be an income tax to pay, but there will not be a direct reduction of his benefit.
You should prepare a draft tax return filing jointly and draft returns filing separately to determine what the difference would be. A qualified tax return preparer can help you. There may be, based on your location, free income tax clinics with volunteer tax preparers who can help you with the tax computations.
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