Do I get back the federal withholding taxes that were taken out of my unemployment money ?

[VolvoGirl]

Only if you don't have any income tax on your total income.  The only way to know is to fill out your tax return to see if you get a refund.  That's what it's for.  

[fanfare]

UI payments are taxable and tax is withheld to make sure you pay.

Some states also tax that.

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

Maybe.   That will depend on your overall tax situation, just like always.   If you had more tax withheld than your tax liability, you get a refund.

[anthonystaxs1]

I thought that by going to turbo tax they would have known whether or not I would get the federal withholding tax back from my unemployment but they didn't even ask for my 1099 even after I stated unemyment was my only source of income in 2020

[VolvoGirl]

Well don't file without it.  Did you get the 1099G yet?  Some states don't send it and you have to get it from their website.

You can  type  "unemployment compensation"  into the search box at the top of your return and hit find.  It should give you a Jump To link to take you right to it.

Or Enter a 1099G for unemployment under

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