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Retirement tax questions

Here is how you can enter the 1099-g into your return.

  • Go to Wages & Income
  • Select Unemployment and family leave (1099G)
  • Answer Yes or No to Did you have to repay.
  • Follow steps to enter your information.

If you have not yet filed your return. you should not be trying to make any direct adjustments to TurboTax.  The $10,200 adjustment to unemployment is handled directly buy TurboTax on Schedule 1 line 8.

 

It is then reflected in the posting of Schedule 1 to line 8 of your tax return 1040.

 

The 1099-g does not come from your employer.  A 1099-g could be for:

  • unemployment compensation
  • paid family leave
  • state or local income tax refunds you received that year
  • or something from a government agency.
  • They are also used for
    • Agricultural program payments
    • Taxable grants
    • Reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) payment
    • Market gain on CCC loans
    • Business or farm tax refund

 What is a 1099-G Tax Form?

 

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