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You should have gotten a Form 1099-G.
If you received a 1099-G Form this year from a government agency, you may need to report some of the information it contains on your tax return. The most common uses of the 1099-G is to report:
- unemployment compensation
- state or local income tax refunds you received that year
Taxable unemployment compensation
Generally, you must include in taxable income any unemployment compensation from a state government.
- Box 1 of the 1099-G Form shows your total unemployment compensation payments for the year.
- Schedule 1 for Form 1040 includes a separate line for unemployment compensation in the income section.
- The amount from box 1 needs to be included in your income.
- It is not necessary to attach the 1099-G to your tax return.
Unemployment compensation and paid family leave are entered in the same place:
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Open or continue your tax return.
- Search for 1099-G and select the Jump to link at the top of the search results.
- On the Did you receive unemployment or paid family leave benefits in 2020? screen, answer Yes.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your 1099-G information
