If I filed my return before I received my wife’s unemployment information?

[slocar6]

What do I do if I filed my return before I received the form for unemployment for my wife that she received? Should I do an amended tax return? The reason I ask is what about this new American rescue plan and the money the government is sending out for them pay-ups I here about would it benefit me or what I don’t know what to do

[xmasbaby0]

You are required to report ALL of your combined income on your tax return, so yes, the unemployment has to be entered on an amended return.  The software will automatically calculate how much--if any--of it is taxable.  The tax law that changed for waiving the tax on the first $10,200 does not mean you just skip entering it on your tax return.  Do not amend until your original return has been processed.

[slocar6]

I appreciate your reply but I did the amendment here on TurboTax and we only made with her unemployment under $40k and we have 2 kids and receive no kind of assistance cause they say we make to much.  at the end it said I owed the federal 1200 and state 500 so I canceled it and didn't file and don't think I will send it in. I'm going to have to take my chances and see what happens cause I cant pay them anyways 

[xmasbaby0]

You are making a mistake.    Eventually the IRS --- and your state ---- is going to want to know why all of your income was not reported on your tax return.   It has already been reported to the IRS by the state that issued that unemployment.   The income you report on your tax return has to match the income reported to the IRS and the state.