Unemployment compensation is not taken out of paychecks of the workers. The business pays a payroll tax to the state who uses part of the the proceeds to pay unemployment benefits.
You didn't say what state you live in. Where I live, they let you decide whether you want them to take out taxes or not.
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.
Of course.
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If you left employment with "good cause, through no fault of your own" you would be entitled to unemployment compensation. See Related Link below, under "Disqualification".
Social Security was taken out.
The fica is taken out of your paychecks and added to the Social Security fund.
The IRS can not garnish your unemployment. They usually garnish bank accounts and wages. You can get into a resolution with the IRS and not have to worry about a garnishment at all. In fact, if your are getting unemployment, let them know and they can list your debt to them as unrecoverable at this time. Once you are working again, you need to call the IRS and they will set up a payment plan for you to get caught up.
If you got unemployment in 2012 you do have to file taxes if you didn't have the taxes taken out of the unemployment you received.
Yes
In general, no.