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Widow of slain deputy presses Utah County over taxable survivor benefits; commissioners promise follow-up
Summary
Nan (Nanette) Bridal, widow of Deputy Corey Wright, told the commission she received a taxable 1099 for a survivor death benefit and described delayed HR responses; commissioners said a county tax attorney advised that the benefit must be reported as a 1099 but pledged follow-up assistance and a letter of understanding.
Nan (Nanette) Bridal, the widow of Utah County Deputy Corey Wright, used public comment time to urge the commission to resolve ongoing problems she says have left her family without promised support.
"I was signed up without my knowledge, so I have no idea what my insurance is," Bridal said, describing delays and lack of responses from the personnel department and saying she was receiving a 1099 that exposed her to taxes on a benefit she believes should be exempt. "I get to pay $5,000 in taxes to the IRS for a death benefit. That is not cool. It's not right," she said (SEG 450'SEG 524).
Bridal said her husband, Officer Corey Wright, was killed in the line of duty nearly six years ago…
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