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UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
Unemployment compensation is taxable on your federal return.
You will have to enter a 1099G that is issued by your state.
Some states will mail out the 1099G. Or you might need to go to your state’s unemployment website and use the password, etc. that you have been using to certify for weekly benefits to get your 1099G from the state’s site.
Enter your 1099G in Federal>Wages & Income>Unemployment
Go through the screens very carefully, making sure to enter any federal/state tax you had withheld from the unemployment.
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
STATES THAT DO NOT TAX UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS on the state return
AK, CA, FL, MT, NH, NJ, NV ,PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WY
Xmasbaby0 is correct. Yes, unemployment benefits are taxable and you should get Form 1099-G. You'll either get it mailed to your mailing address or you can look it up online on your state's Department of Employment security website.
Important: If your 1099-G shows an amount in Box 1, go here for alternate instructions, as the steps below won't work.
Otherwise, if your 1099-G has amounts in Box 2, follow these instructions:
You should end up on the Tell us about your refund screen.
"State or locality" drop-down menu
Total of all your payments and withholding
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