Although the company the representative is purporting to be from is ACE Cash Express, Inc., it should be noted that ACE Cash Express, Inc., website: www.acecashexpress.com is licensed with the Department of Financial Institutions.
A: No, child support payments are not considered taxable income, according to the IRS. Child support payments are neither deductible by the payer nor taxable to the payee. So when you calculate your gross income to see if you are required to file a tax return, do not include child support payments received.
First off, the Social Security disability benefits that your children receive in your name is their income and only would be reportable as income by them if they had sufficient income that caused it to be taxable. Social Security disability benefits are never taxed to you as custodian. Filing requirements are based on gross income exceeding certain thresholds and also filing status, age, blindness and dependency status.