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It's been 2 years since I filed my 2020 taxes and I still haven't received my unemployment tax break return yet, when will I get it?

 
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rjs
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It's been 2 years since I filed my 2020 taxes and I still haven't received my unemployment tax break return yet, when will I get it?

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, the IRS should have recalculated your 2020 tax return and sent you the additional refund.

 

It's been 2 years since I filed my 2020 taxes and I still haven't received my unemployment tax break return yet, when will I get it?

You could not have filed 2020 two years ago, as that tax filing season didn't start until January 2021 (1.5 years ago).  Or are you asking about an earlier year (when UE comp was taxable)? 

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