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posted Jun 30, 2021 4:12:33 PM

I already filed 2020 but I paid taxes on my 2020 unemployment benefits. I am aware that IRS is automatically refunding unemployment taxes paid in 2020, but I have not yet received this refund.

I have not received this refund yet. Should I continue to wait?  File an amended return?  How long should I wait?  Thanks

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Level 15
Jun 30, 2021 4:17:44 PM
Level 15
Jun 30, 2021 4:29:02 PM

it's going to take all summer for the IRS to do all this.

Level 15
Jun 30, 2021 4:59:43 PM

The IRS began to send out the additional refund checks for tax withheld from unemployment in May.  The refunds are being sent out in batches—starting with the simplest returns first.   If you are eligible for the extra refund for federal tax that was withheld from your unemployment the IRS will be sending you an additional refund sometime during the next several months.  TurboTax cannot track or predict when it will be sent.  The IRS has not provided a way for you to track it, so all you can do is wait for the refund to arrive.

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/how-do-i-get-the-new-unemployment-benefits-if-i-ve-already-filed-my-taxes/00/2081053

 

 

Please read this very recent news from the IRS:

 

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-to-recalculate-taxes-on-unemployment-benefits-refunds-to-start-in-may

 

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-begins-correcting-tax-returns-for-unemployment-compensation-income-exclusion-periodic-payments-to-be-made-may-through-summer

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-and-deductions/help/am-i-eligible-for-a-new-credit-or-deduction-because-of-the-unemployment-income-exclusion/01/2211778

 

 

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/2020-unemployment-compensation-exclusion-faqs

 

 

 

https://www.irs.gov/faqs/irs-procedures/forms-publications/new-exclusion-of-up-to-10200-of-unemployment-compensation