I received my tax return for $16,000 that was taken out for pandemic relief it's stated for $400 was taken from Federal should I get that money back.

[danielwcostanzo]

I receive pandemic relief in 2019 and 2020 for the sum of 16,000 they sent a tax return to me showing the state and federal money that was taken out for that money the federal was $400 should I file to get that money back is that why they sent me the statement thank you.

[DaveF1006 · Accepted solution]

To clarify, were there tax forms sent to you in 2021 reporting this income? If so, what was the form sent?

[danielwcostanzo]

Okay they sent me a letter stating the pandemic relief that I received for 2019-2020 was 16,000 there was 400 and something dollars taken out of the federal government side I wasn't getting nothing back from the state okay but somebody tried to file for me and they told me you're not getting nothing back and I was told that I was so I'm just trying to figure out does he know what he's talking about or is that the truth I'm not getting nothing I thought I was eligible for the 400 and something dollars back thank you very much

[danielwcostanzo]

By the way the form that I was supposed to fill out with a 1099 g

[Vanessa A]

What type of Pandemic Relief?  If it was Unemployment or other taxable income and you received $16,000 and they only withheld $400, if you are single with no kids, you would probably not get much if anything back. 

For a single filer, your standard deduction is $12,550.  If you received $16,000, with no other income, this would leave you with $3,450 in taxable income after subtracting your standard deduction.  That would put you in the 10% tax bracket.  Ten Percent of $3,450 would be $345.  So, if your total income was only $16,000 and you had $400 withheld, then you would get a refund of $55 (400-345). 

If you received $16,550, then you would end up getting nothing back because your taxable income would be $4,000 ($16,550-$12,550), you would still be in the 10% bracket so your tax liability would be $400 ($4,000 x 10%).

As for the 1099-G, yes, you should have received one from the state that paid you so you could enter it into TurboTax to fill out your return.