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You will get an additional federal income tax refund for the unemployment exclusion if all of the following are true.
If all three of those conditions are true, The IRS will recalculate your tax return and send you the additional refund. It might take several months to get it. For more information see the following IRS announcements and FAQ.
IRS to recalculate taxes on unemployment benefits; refunds to start in May
IRS begins correcting tax returns for unemployment compensation income exclusion
IRS readies nearly 4 million refunds for unemployment compensation overpayments
2020 Unemployment Compensation Exclusion FAQs
It is possible that the exclusion will not change anything on the corrected return ... look at your original return form 1040 line 16 ... if that is already zero then there is nothing more you can get.
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