The IRS says no. See the Related Link below for more information.
Unemployment Compensation is considered non-taxable income for the Earned Income Tax.
Unemployment compensation is income tax reportable.
Ohio is one of the states in which unemployment compensation is fully taxed. In Ohio, unemployment compensation is treated the same as a type of income, therefore income taxes are paid.
Yes it is taxable income that has to be reported as such on your 1040 income tax return. For the tax year 2009 the first 2400 of unemployment compensation received will not be taxable income that would have to be added to all of your other gross worldwide income and taxed at your marginal tax rate.
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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.
Unfortunately Deferred Compensation is not considered earned income for IRA deduction limits. See IRS publication 590, page 7, table 1-1. Here it specifically has Def Comp plans listed in the column of income NOT included when figuring your IRA deduction.
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.
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No it is not considered income, just dealt with this situation and my accountant assured me.
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.
As each state, that collects income taxes, has different criteria, you need to check with your state's tax commission, or its equivalent. The unemployment taxes are subject to the IRS' income taxes.