You will receive a Form 1099-G from your state for the unemployment compensation received in 2020. The form should be mailed to you in January 2021. Or you can go to your state department of unemployment as the Form 1099-G may be available on their website.
To enter unemployment compensation
- Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
- Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business)
- Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
- Under Unemployment
- On Unemployment and Paid Family Leave, click the start or update button
Or enter unemployment compensation in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to unemployment compensation
