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Your family may receive financial damages after a fatal accident in Alabama. Many families wonder if wrongful death lawsuit settlements are taxable in Alabama. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) does not typically tax wrongful death payments in Alabama. Alabama only awards punitive damages for wrongful death claims. In most cases, the IRS taxes punitive damages, …