Yes, I agree that that is a solution since this income is not taxable and the tax code said you must include 1099Gs for all taxable income,. However, with computerized matching, the IRS does try to match 1099s they receive with entries on the corresponding tax return and my experience says that if the computer flags a 1099 as unmatched, and a human need to review the return, it can take more than a year to resolve. So, as you point out, my advice is not legally needed but having had to deal with the IRS on something similar (hence the refunds for 2017, and 2018 in 2020) I would recommend adding all 1099s that are in your IRS account.
