I earned $4,000 last year I didn't have paperwork for when I filed my 2019. Was going to add it when I file 2020, but can I ad now, and will it increase my IU benefits?

[Ball_Coozie]

Asking, because I'm a single father of twins without family or incoming child support and haven't qualified for any covid relief. I need to be making $14 more per week on unemployment UI to qualify and I'm drowning here.

[xmasbaby0]

If you had $4000 of income you received in 2019 as an independent contractor or on a W-2 that income has to be on your 2019 tax return.  You cannot add it to your 2020 income.  If you did not include it on the 2019 tax return you filed, you need to amend your 2019 return.

We cannot advise you as to what to do about unemployment compensation or how --or if-- amending your return will affect your benefits.  You have to talk to the state's unemployment office to sort that out.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/amending/help/how-to-amend-change-or-correct-a-return-you-already-...

Related Information:

·         What does it mean to "amend" a return?

·         Do I Need to Amend my Tax Return?

·         Will amending delay my original tax refund?

·         What is the deadline for filing an amended return?

·         Can I e-file my 1040X to amend my return?

[Opus 17]

2019 income must be reported on a 2019 tax return and 2020 income is reported on a 2020 tax return.  Depending on how you earned the $4000 in 2019, you might not be required to file at all, but you can't combine income from different years, and certainly you can't combine your income to make it look like you qualify for some other benefit.