How to Claim Unemployment on Taxes
- 1). Wait to receive a Form 1099-G from your unemployment benefits program. Note that the total amount of unemployment compensation you received for the year is located in Box 1 of the form. This is the amount you must claim on your taxes; it will be taxed at the same rate as your standard income or wages.
- 2). Obtain the proper version of Form 1040 you need to file your taxes; this will determine the line of the form on which you report your unemployment compensation. Record your total received unemployment amount on line 3 of Form 1040EZ, line 13 of Form 1040A, or line 19 of a standard Form 1040.
- 3). Add the amount of your unemployment benefits to your other income from the year. Remember, this income is treated like any other -- you will not separate it from your total income when you are calculating the taxes you owe to the IRS.
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