No. You cannot enter your 2020 1099-G on your 2021 tax return.
If your 1099-G is from unemployment compensation, your return should be amended.
If your e-file is still pending, you won't be able to make changes until the IRS either accepts or rejects your return. To amend your return once it is no longer pending, please follow the directions on the page How do I amend my 2020 return?
A 1099-G could also be from a state tax refund. When you receive a refund, offset, or credit of state or local income tax, that amount appears in box 2 of a 1099-G form.
In this case, you only need to amend your tax return and enter your 1099-G income if you took a federal deduction for paying those taxes in a prior year and that deduction reduced your federal taxes. This only applies to individuals with itemize their deductions on Schedule A.
If you have determined that you need to amend your 2020 tax return, then you can enter your 1099-G once you started the amendment process in TurboTax.
Please follow these instructions to enter a 1099-G:
- Open your return.
- Search for 1099-G with the magnifying glass tool on the top of the page.
- Select the Jump to 1099-G link in the search results.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
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