Tax Information (Form 1099G)

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Form 1099G shows the total taxable income we paid you in a calendar year. We also send this information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

You will get a Form 1099G if you were paid unemployment compensation.

How Your Form 1099G Affects Your Taxes

  • Federal Tax Return: You must report your Form 1099G as income.
  • California State Tax Return: You don’t need to report your Form 1099G.

Taxable Unemployment Compensation

The Form 1099G shows all taxable unemployment compensation you received during the tax year. This includes:

  • Unemployment benefits, including:
    • Federal Extensions (FED-ED).
    • Pandemic Additional Compensation (PAC), also known as Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC).
    • Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC).
    • Lost Wages Assistance (LWA).
    • Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC).
  • Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits.
  • Disability benefits received as a substitute for unemployment benefits.
  • Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits.
  • Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits.

For more information, visit IRS Taxable Unemployment Compensation.

Note: Benefits are taxed based on the date the payment was issued.

How to Report Fraud

If you received a Form 1099G and you did not collect benefits, then you may be a victim of fraud.

To report fraud:

  • Visit Ask EDD and select Report Fraud.
  • Call 1-866-401-2849.

If we find you were a victim of fraud, we will remove the claim from your Social Security number and send you an updated Form 1099G.

How to Access Your Form 1099G Online

  1. Log into myEDD and select UI Online.
  2. Select Payments.
  3. Select Form 1099G.

Your Form 1099G will be available by January 31 and you can access it for five years.

We will mail you a Form 1099G unless you choose to go paperless by December 27.

Note: If an adjustment was made to your Form 1099G, it will not be available in UI Online.

If you have any questions or need help, call 1-866-401-2849, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific time), except on state holidays.

If Your Form 1099G Shows the Wrong Amount

Your Form 1099G may show more than the benefits you received from us. Your Form 1099G will include:

  • The total benefits you received.
  • Any federal taxes withheld.
  • Any child support you owed.

If the amount on your Form 1099G doesn’t look right, here’s what you can do.

Confirm the Amount on Your Form 1099G

  1. Log into myEDD and select UI Online.
  2. Select Payments.
  3. Enter a date range to view your Payment History.

Watch this video: UI Online: How to Get Information About Your Benefit Payments for help.

If you don’t agree with the amount on your Form 1099G, you can:

  • Call 1-866-401-2849, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific time), except on state holidays.
  • Submit a question in Ask EDD. Select Continue at the bottom of the page to submit a question.

How to Request a Copy of Your Form 1099G

To request a paper copy online, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to myEDD and select UI Online.
  2. Select Payments.
  3. Select Form 1099G.
  4. Select View next to the desired year. This link will only appear if you received benefits from us for that year.
  5. Select Request Paper Copy.
  6. Confirm your address on the Form 1099G Address Confirmation screen. We will mail a paper copy of your Form 1099G to this address.

Note: UI Online also gives you the option to print your Form 1099G information.

  • Call our self-service line at 1-866-333-4606. This option is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • To speak with a representative, call 1-866-401-2849, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific time), except on state holidays.

Disability

In most cases, disability benefits are not taxable.

If you received unemployment benefits, became ill or injured and began receiving disability benefits, your disability benefits are taxable.

If your disability benefits are taxable, we’ll send you:

  • A notice with your first benefit payment.
  • Form 1099G for your federal tax return only.

We will update your Form 1099G information in UI Online by January 31.

If you received unemployment benefits before filing a claim for DI benefits and did not receive a Form 1099G, call 1-866-401-2849, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific time), except on state holidays.

Paid Family Leave

Your Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits are taxable and need to be included on your federal tax return only.

If you have a Paid Family Leave (PFL) claim and are unable to access your information online, you can request a copy of your Form 1099G by calling our self-service line at 1-866-333-4606.

For more information:

Repayments

Benefits Repaid Box on Your Form 1099G

The amount in the Benefits Repaid box of Table A or Table B of your Form 1099G is based on payments processed between January 1 and December 31 of the tax year.

Only cash repayments are reported on Form 1099G. Benefits taken from your claim to repay an overpayment are not cash repayments and are not included in this box. Penalties and other collection costs are not repayments of a benefit overpayment and are not reported on Form 1099G.

What if I repaid an overpayment?

If you repaid part or all of an overpayment, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allows you to deduct the repaid amounts on your income tax return. For more information:

If you still don’t agree with the Form 1099G repayment amount, go to Ask EDD and select Continue at the bottom of the page to submit a question.

Form 1099G Resources

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