{"id":203,"date":"2015-02-23T16:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T21:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.etax.com\/?p=203"},"modified":"2015-02-09T16:01:22","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T21:01:22","slug":"1099-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/23\/1099-g\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a 1099-G?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a chance you\u2019ll need to report the information listed on a Form 1099-G should you receive one from a government agency. Typically, 1099-G is used to report compensation from unemployment benefits, along with tax refunds issued by the state or local government.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Unemployment Benefits<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you receive compensation from unemployment, you are required to pay taxes on the income. You can find the total amount of money paid to you throughout the year in box 1 of the 1099-G.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Local and State Tax Refunds<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Box 2 of the 1099-G will show any money paid to you through a refund, offset or credit of local or state taxes. Just because it\u2019s listed on the 1099-G doesn\u2019t mean you will be required to report the amount on your federal tax return. If you took the standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/19\/new-auto-loan-interest-deduction-how-to-save-up-to-10000-on-your-taxes-2025-2028\/\">deduction<\/a> previously, you can ignore Box 2. 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