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Had to repay unemployment benefits in WA state. My husband received the benefits in 2022 but repayment didn't occur until 2023. Can I just deduct on Schedule A , line 16?

Amount was almost $9k
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Had to repay unemployment benefits in WA state. My husband received the benefits in 2022 but repayment didn't occur until 2023. Can I just deduct on Schedule A , line 16?

Repayments

 

If you had to repay an amount that you included in your income in an earlier year, you may be able to deduct the amount repaid from your income for the year in which you repaid it. Or, if the amount you repaid is more than $3,000, you may be able to take a credit against your tax for the year in which you repaid it. In most cases, you can claim a deduction or credit only if the repayment qualifies as an expense or loss incurred in your trade or business or in a for-profit transaction.

Type of deduction.

 

The type of deduction you're allowed in the year of repayment depends on the type of income you included in the earlier year. In most cases, you deduct the repayment on the same form or schedule on which you previously reported it as income. For example, if you reported it as self-employment income, deduct it as a business expense on Schedule C (Form 1040) or Schedule F (Form 1040). If you reported it as a capital gain, deduct it as a capital loss as explained in the Instructions for Schedule D (Form 1040). If you reported it as wages, unemployment compensation, or other nonbusiness income, you may be able to deduct it as an other itemized deduction if the amount repaid is over $3,000.

 

For tax years beginning after 2017, you can no longer claim any miscellaneous itemized deductions; so, if the amount repaid was $3,000 or less, you aren’t able to deduct it from your income in the year you repaid it.

 

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p525#en_US_2023_publink1000229603

hem621
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Had to repay unemployment benefits in WA state. My husband received the benefits in 2022 but repayment didn't occur until 2023. Can I just deduct on Schedule A , line 16?

Yes, was included in income for 2022. Repayment was almost $9k. 

Had to repay unemployment benefits in WA state. My husband received the benefits in 2022 but repayment didn't occur until 2023. Can I just deduct on Schedule A , line 16?

If the amount you repaid is more than $3,000, you may be able to take a credit against your tax for the year in which you repaid it. Read the instructions in the IRS link provided in the other answer.  This is not a calculation the program can or will do for you. 

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