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Although you may be able to, you shouldn't. Unemployment is taxable, just like wages and other income. Therefore, you should have federal and state taxes withheld just like you do for wages. I know you want the extra money because you're out of work, but you'll be in a bigger hole financially if you owe money for taxes because you didn't have enough withheld.

The only reason it would be okay to change the amount withheld is if you were certain you'd get it all back because you have enough dependents, tax credits, and deductions to bring your taxes down to zero. If that is the case, you can talk to the employment department at the state where you're collecting it and they will have you fill out a form to change the amount of taxes withheld.

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