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Retirement tax questions

What is the 1099-G for? Form 1099-G is used for a lot of different kinds of payments. The most common are unemployment benefits or a state income tax refund, which have to be entered in different places in TurboTax. Which box of the 1099-G is the payment amount in?


There are different places to enter a 1099-G in TurboTax, depending on what it's for. When you tell us what type of payment it's for, we'll be able to give you specific instructions.