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January 23, 2021
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Cant find my federal # for 1099

  • January 23, 2021
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I lost my job due to covid and I've been on unemployment since then. So now I'm filing my taxes and its asking me to provide them with a federal number that's located in the 1099 G section of my unemployment payer

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Cass0317
January 23, 2021

If you are entering information about unemployment that you received, you enter the information shown on the Form 1099-G (the state unemployment office Federal ID and address), not your employer's information.  

 

Use these steps to be sure you are entering it into the right spot in TurboTax:

  • On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
  • This opens a box where you can type in “unemployment compensation” (be sure to enter exactly as shown here, including the dash) and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
  • The search results will give you an option to “Jump to unemployment compensation
  • Click on the blue “Jump to unemployment compensation” link

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