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Yes. You will receive the 1099 from the State that paid the benefit.

You can elect to have withholding made from the payments.

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Q: Does unemployment count as income for a tax return?
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Do you have to claim your income tax return as income on unemployment?

No


Is your income tax return qualify as income?

In the U.S., your federal income tax refund does not count as taxable income for the next year. If you receive a refund from your state, and you itemized your deductions on the federal return, then the state refund will count as income on your federal return. (If you didn't itemize, then your state refund won't count as income.)


Can you file a tax return from unemployment which you drew in another state?

Yes on your federal 1040 income tax return ALL of your gross worldwide income is REPORTED on the only1 federal income tax return that would be ALLOWED to file for the tax year.


Are federal unemployment benefits taxable in Georgia?

Yes your unemployment benefits will be taxable income in Georgia on your federal 1040 income tax return the first 2400 of your unemployment compensation that you received in the year 2009 will not subject to the federal income tax return.


Can i file a tax return if unemployment was my only income?

Yes. Unemployment benefits are taxable income. If you had taxes withheld from your checks, you may be entitled to a refund.


Why would you get a return from federal tax when you had no taxes with held from unemployment was unemployed the whole year and filed jointly married with total income below forty thousand dollars?

Because the other taxpayer on the MFJ income tax return had more income tax withheld from the pay than what the federal income tax liability was when the income tax return was completed.


Do you have to have taxes taken out of unemployment in Florida?

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.


Can I claim my children as dependents on my tax return if my income was from unemployment benefits?

Unemployment income does not effect your dependents and your ability to claim them on your return. As long as you meet the other requirement to claim your children then you can certainly claim them.


Is the first2400 of unemployment tax free?

Yes for the 2009 tax year the first 2400 of unemployment compensation that you received in the year 2009 was free of the federal income tax when you completed your 1040 federal income tax return correctly on page 1 Line 19 unemployment compensation in excess of 2400 per recipient.


Can you file a tax return with just unemployment benefits as an income?

Not only can you file a tax return with just unemployment benefits, but in some cases you have to. Unemployment benefits are considered income, and as long as your income is greater than the filing threshold, you have to file a return. For 2012 the filing thresholds are $9,750 for single filers and $19,500 for a married couple. You should get a 1099-G [Certain Government Payments] summarizing all of the benefits you received throughout the entire tax year.


Does state aid count as income for taxes?

State aid would not be taxable income that you would report on your income tax return.


What is the tax free threshold in the USA?

The tax free amount for a dependent on another taxpayers income tax return filing the 1040 federal income tax return is 950 of unearned income. Some of the different types of unearned income (DID NOT WORK FOR) would be interest, dividends, capital gains, rental income, taxable social security benefits, unemployment compensation, gambling winning and misc income, etc of more than 950 must file an income tax return and report all worldwide income on the 1040 tax return.