Unemployment Benefits withholding?

[Tonyae3569]

My husband is recieving Unemployment Benefits in 2024, in the State of Oregon, should he have Federal & State Taxes withheld from these benefits?

[ThomasM125]

Unemployment benefits can be taxable, depending on your other income and deductions. So it would be wise to have federal and state taxes withheld on them.

[DoninGA]

Unemployment benefits on a federal tax return are taxable income so have federal income taxes withheld from the benefits is a good idea.

Oregon also taxes unemployment benefits.

[xmasbaby0]

Not sure what OR tax law is pertaining to taxing unemployment, but unemployment is taxable on your federal return for sure.   So it would certainly be a good idea to have the state withhold federal tax from the unemployment to avoid having to pay at tax time next year.