Unemployment compensation amounts that are received during the
year is added to all of your gross income for the year taxed at
your marginal tax rate on federal 1040 income tax return.
You can choose not to have any federal income tax withheld from
your unemployment compensation payment amount.
For the 2009 tax year the first 2400 of unemployment
compensation that was receive was exempt from the federal income
tax on your 2009 1040 federal tax form.