topic Can I add my unemployment taxes? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Can I add my unemployment taxes?

Michelle1215 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:48:53 GMT

Re: Can I add my unemployment taxes?

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:53:16 GMT

Yes----you are required to include unemployment compensation on your federal tax return.

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

Unemployment compensation is taxable on your federal return.

You will have to enter a 1099G that is issued by your state.

Some states will mail out the 1099G. Or you might need to go to your state’s unemployment website and use the password, etc. that you have been using to certify for weekly benefits to get your 1099G from the state’s site.

Enter your 1099G in Federal>Wages & Income>Unemployment

Go through the screens very carefully, making sure to enter any federal/state tax you had withheld from the unemployment.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/entering-importing/help/where-do-i-report-a-1099-g-for-unemployment-or-paid-family-leave/00/26530

Most states with a state income tax do tax unemployment benefits.

AL, CA, DC, NH, NJ, and PA do not tax unemployment

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/personal-income-taxes/help/how-does-receiving-unemployment-affect-my-taxes/00/1756152

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/form-1099-g/help/what-if-the-boxes-on-my-1099-g-don-t-match-the-boxes-in-turbotax/00/1954176

Re: Can I add my unemployment taxes?

VolvoGirl — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:54:17 GMT

Yes you need to enter it. You get a 1099G for Unemployment.

Enter a 1099G for unemployment under

Federal on left

Wages

Unemployment - Click the Start or Update Button

Unless you already filed without it. Then post back.

Re: Can I add my unemployment taxes?

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:55:30 GMT

@Michelle1215 Oh....did you mean can you add unemployment using the Free Edition? No. If you had unemployment you must upgrade to a paid version. The Free Edition does not support entering unemployment.

Or—-Use this IRS site for other ways to file for free. There are 8 free software versions available from the IRS Free File site

https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/