Has anyone not received their unemployment refund yet? I don't understand why mine is taking so long.

[xmasbaby0]

@1099erGirl There have been no laws passed regarding the taxing of unemployment paid in 2021.   That would require another act of Congress.

[kathyryan28]

Hi, my 1099g shows I paid 1230.00 in unemployment taxes? That's sent separately from my w2? 

[VolvoGirl]

No you don't necessarily get back the tax withholding from the 1099G unemployment.   If your unemployment was over 10,200 the first 10,200 is tax exempt.

If you filed early before the exclusion, the IRS will recalculate your return for the new 10,200 unemployment exemption for you. There is no need for taxpayers to file an amended return unless the calculations make the taxpayer newly eligible for additional federal credits and deductions not already included on the original tax return.

No way to track it.  Just keep waiting.  The IRS is sending them out in batches over the summer.

See IRS news July 13, 2021

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-readies-nearly-4-million-refunds-for-unemployment-compensation-over...

[kathyryan28]

Ty yes lol it show's I paid 1200.00 in federal! I already received my state $ I paid for unemployment! 

[kathyryan28]

What do you mean? Yes the passed a law saying unemployment benefits which normally are taxed won't be? 

[kathyryan28]

So its Sep.11th a d I received my federal refund in May but still no compensation for federal tax $ they took out on unemployment and I do qualify? Is there an address for the IRS because the tax transcript they sent me doesn't include any unemployment info and calling them is a waste of time? I think I've been more than patient ugh 

[xmasbaby0]

@kathyryan28 We are aware that it is September.   Several of us have already explained to you that the IRS is backlogged and that the unemployment refunds are being sent out in batches.  Calling the IRS will not help you---they only answer a small percentage of their calls, and will not be able to tell you when your own unemployment refund is being sent.   You are among many who are still waiting.

Again...

The IRS is recalculating refunds for people whose AGI is $150K or below and who filed before the tax law that changed the amount of unemployment that is taxable on a federal return became effective.   

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...

Please read this news from the IRS:

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-continues-unemployment-compensation-adjustments-prepares-another-1-...

https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/more-unemployment-tax-refunds-are-arriving-but-when-here...

But if you want to endure the aggravation of trying to call the IRS, go ahead and try.

To call the IRS:IRS:  800-829-1040  hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Mon-Fri

Listen to each menu before making the selection.

First choose your language. Press 1 for English.

Then do NOT choose the first choice re: "Refund", or it will send you to an automated phone line.

Instead, press 2 for "personal income tax".

Then press 1 for "form, tax history, or payment".  

Then press 3 "for all other questions."

Then press 2 "for all other questions."  It should then transfer you to an agent.

As for an address to write to the IRS about it-----it is taking the IRS months to open mail and process mailed tax returns----they are not going to respond to a letter you write to ask about your refund.

[1099erGirl]

@kathyryan28 ... I hadn't read this whole thread back to see what your earlier story may have been so forgive me if you already clarified this. You're sure you turned in taxes early March, before it was calculated automatically by TT? I filed just 4 days too early before the law changed but not sure when TT did that update to the s/w. So I had to wait for my refund which came in August. (And when TT updated their program it no longer showed zero tax refund due but rather an amount reflective of most of that money I paid to federal for UE but not to state b/c my state doesn't discount it.  So I knew what to expect for a refund (and it was exact plus about $4 interest which they want tracked on 2021 taxes so I can pay tax on that $4 interest. LOL) 

If you filed sometime after TT fixed the s/w, you would have already gotten it in your planned refund. (My original refund was zero b/c I let them keep my refund for estimated taxes, so it was super easy to spot the difference when suddenly it showed almost $500 due back to me.) 

[Loriluc410]

Still haven’t received mine . Filed in February got my return in March befor the rescue plan. The irs said don’t do anything just wait . Still nothing this is crazy

[Mary Rose]

I’m husband and I have not received the unemployment tax refund. We have a total of together of 20,400.00 in unemployment deductions. Where is the refund??

[xmasbaby0]

@Mary Rose  Did you file early before the tax law changed--and did you pay federal tax on your unemployment?

So far the IRS has issued over 8 million of those “extra” refunds for tax on unemployment.   The IRS has not announced when the next batch will be sent out, but they are still working on them.

The IRS is recalculating refunds for people whose AGI is $150K or below and who filed before the tax law that changed the amount of unemployment that is taxable on a federal return became effective.   

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...

Please read this news from the IRS:

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-continues-unemployment-compensation-adjustments-prepares-another-1-...

https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/more-unemployment-tax-refunds-are-arriving-but-when-here...

[tatwood123]

Hi.  It is almost end of October and I haven't received my unemployment tax refund.  Filed single, no dependents.  Think I should file an amendment or just keep waiting?  Anyone else still waiting?

[xmasbaby0]

@tatwood123 Amended returns take about six months or more to be processed---so that will not speed up the IRS for you.

So far the IRS has issued over 8 million of those “extra” refunds for tax on unemployment.   The IRS has not announced when the next batch will be sent out, but they are still working on them.

The IRS is recalculating refunds for people whose AGI is $150K or below and who filed before the tax law that changed the amount of unemployment that is taxable on a federal return became effective.   

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...

Please read this news from the IRS:

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-continues-unemployment-compensation-adjustments-prepares-another-1-...

[Dean20000]

So if my unemployment taxes haven’t changed on my 1040 form that means that they haven’t gotten to mine yet?

[xmasbaby0]

So far the IRS has issued over 11 million of those “extra” refunds for tax on unemployment.   The IRS issued the latest round of about 430,000 of these refunds on November 1, 2021.  Another round of these refunds is supposed to be issued before the end of 2021.

The IRS is recalculating refunds for people whose AGI is $150K or below and who filed before the tax law that changed the amount of unemployment that is taxable on a federal return became effective.   

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...