RefundtalkUnemployment benefits saved a lot of American households this past year. Furloughs and lay-offs were at an all-time high due to the pandemic, leaving many without a lot of options. However, unemployment comes with taxes that few people understand, or know about. Whether you’re considering applying for unemployment, or have already started utilizing these benefits, you should…
Category Archives: Unemployment & Taxes
IRS issuing additional tax refunds to 430,000 people
The Internal Revenue Service has issued another round of refunds to workers who paid taxes on their unemployment benefits in 2020. This round of refunds totaled more than $510 million and went to 430,000 workers with an average refund of $1,189. Typically, unemployment benefits are counted as taxable income, but the relief package passed by…
IRS unemployment refund: Still no timeline for September direct deposit as summer ends
With less than a week to go before the official end of summer, many patient Americans are still wondering if they’ll ever receive one of those coveted unemployment-related tax refunds that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) first announced six months ago. The refunds are the result of changes to the tax law authorized by the…
IRS refunds for unemployment: Here’s what you need to know about payments
For months the IRS has been working to clear a massive backlog of unprocessed tax returns. Many Americans are owed hundreds – if not thousands of dollars – as part of unemployment refunds. In short, these tax filers overpaid on unemployment benefits when filing taxes in the spring. Amendments were made to tax law as part…
Refunds are Being Sent to Those Who Already Paid Taxes on 2020 Unemployment Compensation
The Internal Revenue Service is sending more than 2.8 million refunds this week to taxpayers who paid taxes on unemployment compensation that new legislation now excludes as income. IRS efforts to correct unemployment compensation overpayments will help most affected taxpayers avoid filing an amended tax return. So far, the IRS has identified 13 million taxpayers…
Unemployment + Taxes
If 2020’s economic downturn put you in the position of needing to apply for unemployment benefits, you may have been under the impression that those benefits were not subject to state or federal taxes. Unfortunately, that’s not the case, and the same is true for independent contractors and the self-employed individuals who applied for and…
IRS Offers Guidance To Taxpayers On Identity Theft Involving Unemployment Benefits
The Internal Revenue Service today urged taxpayers who receive Forms 1099-G for unemployment benefits they did not actually get because of identity theft to contact their appropriate state agency for a corrected form. States issue Forms 1099-G to the taxpayer and to the IRS to report what taxable income, such as refunds or unemployment benefits,…
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