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Do I need to amend my return to get my unemployment tax refund?
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No do not send an amended return for this. The IRS is recalculating refunds for this situation.
The IRS is recalculating refunds for people whose AGI is $150K or below and who filed before the tax law that changed the amount of unemployment that is taxable on a federal return became effective.
The IRS began to send out the additional refund checks for tax withheld from unemployment in May. The refunds are being sent out in batches—starting with the simplest returns first. If you are eligible for the extra refund for federal tax that was withheld from your unemployment the IRS will be sending you an additional refund sometime during the next several months. TurboTax cannot track or predict when it will be sent. The IRS has not provided a way for you to track it, so all you can do is wait for the refund to arrive.
Please read this very recent news from the IRS:
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/2020-unemployment-compensation-exclusion-faqs
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What if the $10,200 waiver would lower my income below the $150K . Will I still be eligible? Will the IRS automatically refund or would I need to file an amended return?