How Many Words In a Novel. A novel is usually defined as anything over 40,000 words. Thereâs technically no max length to a novel. Although, if itâs over 110,000 words, some may call it an epic, not a novel.
Many states exempt federal, state, and local government pensions (often with limitations) and 23 states exempt some private pension income. Alabama, Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania exempt virtually all pension income from their state income taxes. Except for Social Security, railroad retirement, and military retirement benefits, Connecticut's state income tax treats income from public and private pensions the same as any other income.
You asked which states tax public school teachers' pensions. For the 2009 tax year, of the 41 states with personal income taxes, 36 tax some or all of teachers' pensions and five do not. The five states that do not tax any teacher pensions are Alabama, Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania. â Five states exempt 100% of their own state's teacher pensions from their taxes while taxing some or all income from out-of-state teacher pensions.