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Your employer has until February 1 to issue a W-2. You will enter it in Federal>Wages and Income. And your unemployment must also be entered on the same tax return.
Unemployment compensation is taxable on your federal return. Enter your 1099G for unemployment in Federal>Wages and Income>Unemployment
Go through the screens very carefully to enter any federal/state tax you had withheld from the unemployment
You might need to get your 1099G from the state’s unemployment site when it becomes available in January. You will need to use the same password etc that you use to certify for weekly benefits
STATES THAT TAX UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, NB, NM, NY,NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, UT, VT, WV, WI
Unemployment compensation is taxable on your federal return. Enter your 1099G for unemployment in Federal>Wages and Income>Unemployment. You might need to get your 1099G from the state’s unemployment site.
You will enter it from the W2 you will get. Wait for it. They have until Feb 1 to send it to you. Or were you paid as a independent contractor on a 1099 or for cash? You enter the Unemployment from a 1099G. Did you already get the 1099G?
To add a W2 just type w2 (small W) in the search box at the top of your return and click on Jump To the W2
OR To Add a W2 enter it under
Federal Taxes on the left side
Wages & Income
Then Wages and Salaries- Click the Start or Update button
Then if you are married you should have 2 buttons...Add w-2 for (taxpayer name) and Add w-2 for (spouse name). Click on the correct button to add a W-2.
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