SamS1
Expert Alumni

Retirement tax questions

Yes.  You will need to report in TurboTax the Unemployment benefit amounts on the 1099G received.  If it is later determined you have to pay the amounts back:

  • If the repayment is $3,000 or less, then no deduction is allowed
  • If the repayment is more than $3,000, then you can claim a deduction on Schedule A, Line 16 or
  • Claim a tax credit by re-calculating the tax form from the earlier year without the income that was later repaid.

I have heard and read many states are not requiring the repayment of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation benefits paid during 2020.