If you have e-filed your 2020 Federal tax return and the tax return is accepted by the IRS, you will have to amend your 2020 Federal tax return and add the unemployment income. Amended tax returns will not be available until sometime in March.
If you have e-filed your 2020 Federal tax return and the tax return is rejected by the IRS, you will have add the unemployment income as well as correct the entries that generated the rejection.
There are a couple of different 1099-G forms, so please follow the steps in this article to ensure that you are entering the information in the right section of TurboTax.
Or you may try these steps in TurboTax online:
- Down the left side of the screen, click Federal.
- Click on Wages & Income.
- Under Your Income, click Unemployment and paid family leave (1099-G).
- Click Edit/Add to the right.
Unemployment benefits are taxable on the Federal tax. But some states make allowances for unemployment income received. See this TurboTax Help.
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