I still have not received the unemployment refund for 2020. Advice?

[DoninGA]

See this IRS news release concerning the 2020 unemployment compensation exclusion - https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-completes-automatic-corrections-of-tax-year-2020-accounts-related-t...

If a taxpayer is eligible for the unemployment compensation exclusion and their account was not corrected by the IRS, they may need to file an amended 2020 tax return to claim the exclusion and any applicable non-refundable or refundable credits impacted by the exclusion.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a tax return - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-change-correct-return-a...

[xmasbaby0]

The IRS says they have finished recalculating refunds for people who filed before the tax law changed to exclude $10,200 of unemployment from federal tax.   So if you still have not received an additional refund, amend your 2020 tax return and mail it in.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-change-correct-return-a...

[Critter-3]

The IRS says they have finished the adjustments for the 2020 unemployment exclusion. See the following IRS announcement.

IRS completes automatic corrections of tax year 2020 accounts related to unemployment compensation e...

If you are eligible for the exclusion, you did not receive it, and you have not already filed an amended return for it, you should file an amended return (Form 1040-X) now.

You don't necessarily get a separate refund for the unemployment exclusion. You might have gotten it on your tax return, or you might not be eligible for it. You will only get an additional refund for the unemployment exclusion if all of the following are true.

• You reported unemployment benefits as income on your 2020 tax return, on Schedule 1 line 7.
• You did not get the unemployment exclusion on the 2020 tax return that you filed. The unemployment exclusion would appear as a negative amount on Schedule 1 line 8, with the abbreviation UCE on the dotted line to the left of the amount.
• Your tax on Form 1040 line 16 is not zero.
• Your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI), not including unemployment, is less than $150,000. In other words, Form 1040 line 11 minus Schedule 1 line 7 is less than $150,000.

If all four of those conditions are true, and you did not already receive the additional refund, you should file an amended return.

[JohnB5677]

I suggest you contact the IRS to determine what your status is.  If there is no record you will have to re-submit your claim.

You can call toll-free at 1-800-829-1040 or visit a Taxpayer Assistance Center Local IRS Office

[Acmtjka13]

I still have not received my unemployment taxes for 2020? Can you help me with this?

[CatinaT1]

You will need to contact the IRS for information. It might be easiest to set up an account with them.

IRS Individual Online Account  

• Taxpayers with a Social Security number or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number can create or access their IRS Individual Online Account to get information they need to file their return.
• With an IRS Individual Online Account, people can:
• View balance owed, payment history and schedule payments.
• Cancel scheduled payments.
• Get transcripts.
• View or create payment plans.
• See digital copies of some IRS notices.
• View key data from their most recently filed tax return, including adjusted gross income.
• Validate bank accounts and save multiple accounts, eliminating the need to re-enter bank account information every time they make a payment.
• View, approve and electronically sign power of attorney and tax information authorizations from their tax professional.