I wasn't sure how to approach asking this, but I'm sort of at a loss. My former employer has been of little help, and even getting the W-2 from them has been a frustrating endeavor.
Effectively, I believe officially I was on short term disability and/or FMLA? from December 2019 until the end of February 2020 due to a foot injury. I was given a small weekly medical pay check, and then went back to work after.
However, I got a new employer in May of 2020. But now its come time to file my taxes and while I've done past years without problem (I think?) I have run into a snag this year; I don't know how to properly file/answer the tax questions regarding this. I was never aware of, given, or told about a 1099-G until I looked into it while starting the filing process yesterday, and who I talked to in my former company said it doesn't apply to me.
But I *was* given small weekly paychecks for 3 months while I was on leave due to an injury so...how exactly do I best approach this? I started on the Turbotax free edition as always (as I still make below the 39k limit), but now I'm wondering if I should've gone for the paid version for agent help? What are my best avenues here?
