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posted Apr 4, 2022 10:40:57 AM

How do i file only unemployment taxes for 2021?

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Level 15
Apr 4, 2022 10:49:56 AM

Do you mean you have a 1099G for unemployment you received in 2021?  You cannot use the Free Edition for unemployment.

 

 

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

 

-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/

 

Expert Alumni
Apr 4, 2022 10:50:08 AM

If you received a form 1099-G for unemplyment benefits, this is how to enter it in TurboTax:

 

  1. In TurboTax, open your tax return
  2. Click on Federal in the left-hand column, then on Wages & Income on top of the screen
  3. Scroll down to locate the section Unemployment and click on Show more
  4. Click Start next to Unemployment and Paid Family Leave.