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May 16, 2021
Question

2020 benefits repaid. Do I put the amount that I owed originally or just what I have already paid back.

  • May 16, 2021
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I was overpaid by unemployment.

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Employee
May 16, 2021

Did you repay in 2020?

LenaH
May 16, 2021

You have to enter all the unemployment you received in 2020 on your taxes as shown on your 1099-G (Box 1). Do not enter the net amount. If you repaid some of your unemployment benefits in 2020, then you should enter your repayment in Box 2. 

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