LinaJ2020
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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Yes, you can use Free edition to file a Form 1099-G.  It is allowed.  If this is an unemployment compensation, to enter, here are the steps:

 

In TurboTax online,

 

  • Sign into your account, select Pick up where you left off
  • Right upper corner, under Search, type in "1099g" then Enter
  • Select Jump to link
  • Follow prompts

 

If this is state refund related, here are the steps:

 

  • From the top, select Wages and Income
  • Scroll down to "Other Common Income and Refunds Received for State/Local Tax Returns"
  • Select Start to continue

 

You will receive a Form 1099G when you either receive a state tax refund or unemployment.  Unemployment compensation amount will show on line 8 of your Form 1040.  State tax refund will show on line 1 of your Schedule 1 which will also carry over to line 8 of your Form 1040.

 

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