Now that the stimulus has been approved i was set to pay in because I didn’t pay taxes on it so do I redo them now that they’re not taxable ?

[Tmac2824]

Didn’t have taxes held out on unemployment benefits

[DMarkM1 · Accepted solution]

Do not amend your tax returns at this time.  Wait for further instructions from the IRS according to the latest release concerning the tax break for unemployment benefits paid in 2020.

[Jleight2]

What if I didn’t have taxes withheld from my unemployment that was received in the state of florida. I paid zero in federal taxes. Did I pay those taxes when I filed my 2020 taxes? 

[DawnC]

It depends on when you filed.   If you filed more than a week or so ago, you probably paid taxes on the unemployment.   You can verify this by looking at your Form 1040, Schedule 1 by looking at lines 7 and 8.   The excluded amount would be listed on Line 8.   Depending on your other income, you may or may not have paid any tax though.   

If you did pay taxes, you do not need to amend as the IRS says they are going to refund those taxes without the need to amend.   We are waiting on further guidance, but here is what we know now.   @Jleight2    There is a link in that document you can use to sign up to be notified when you get updated guidance.  

[Jleight2]

What if line 7 is empty but line 8 has 22,000+,  does that mean Taxes were paid when I filed? I’m just confused because o were paid when I would get unemployment because I opted not to have taxes withheld. 

[Jleight2]

Btw, I filed 01/30/21

accepted 02/13/21

[DianeW777]

Do NOT amend your tax return for the new unemployment exclusion. With this new law, if your household income is less than $150,000, the first $10,200 of unemployment will be tax-free, but any amount you receive above that will be taxed.

The IRS has announced that they will include this change and adjust your return accordingly and do NOT want taxpayers to send in an amended return. It will take unusually extended timeframes for this to occur.

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