You enter the total of all unemployment compensation you received in 2020 as shown the Form 1099-G that you received from your state. The TurboTax program will calculate the unemployment compensation exclusion you are eligible to receive.
To enter unemployment compensation
- Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
- Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business)
- Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
- Under Unemployment
- On Unemployment and Paid Family Leave, click the start or update button
Or enter unemployment in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to unemployment
If you had taxes withheld from the unemployment compensation -
On the screen What's the total amount you received on your 1099-G? check the box Federal or state income tax was withheld on this payment.
The exclusion is reported on Schedule 1 Line 8 as a negative number. The unemployment compensation received is on Line 7 of Schedule 1. The result flows to Form 1040 Line 8.
Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.
