Retirement tax questions


@antonmakov wrote:

That's weird because I paid over 1000$ for taxes from the separation benefits(not related to health benefits although I got laid off because of COVID). I would assume you will need to write them in your tax return.  I will wait for their letter that they sent me about those benefits. 


At this point I think we are all thoroughly confused.  Did you get money, or pay money?  If you paid money, what did you buy with it?  (Goods or services or something else.)