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Unemployment compensation is considered unearned income for purposes of IRS Form 8615.

 

IRS Form Instructions for Form 8615 states:

 

Unearned Income For Form 8615, “unearned income” includes all taxable income other than earned income.

 

Unearned income includes taxable interest, ordinary dividends, capital gains (including capital gain distributions), rents, royalties, etc. It also includes taxable social security benefits, pension and annuity income, taxable scholarship and fellowship grants not reported on Form W-2, unemployment compensation, alimony, and income (other than earned income) received as the beneficiary of a trust.

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