My 1099G amount and my unemployment amounts don’t match. The amount they gave me seems to have been taxed 20%. Any help?

[rjs]

Does your 1099-G have federal income tax withheld in box 4 or state income tax withheld in box 11? That's how you get credit for the tax that was withheld. But you have to report the gross amount in box 1 as income. It's just like as a W-2 that shows your gross pay, before taxes, in box 1, and shows the tax that was withheld.

When you enter your 1099-G in TurboTax check the box that says "Federal or state income tax was withheld on this payment." Then on the next screen enter the tax amounts.

[VolvoGirl]

Is the amount in box 1?  Could it be for a state refund you got?  That's in box 2.  People have been mixing them up.