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@Rox001 wrote:

Not a good idea seeing as only the taxes paid are exempt


No, the taxes paid on the unemployment compensation are not excluded.  It is the compensation received that can be excluded, up to $10,200.  The taxes paid are entered as a tax payment on the Form 1040 Line 25b.

 

The unemployment compensation exclusion is on Schedule 1 Line 8 as a negative number.