Information about Form 1099-G
Updated: 1/25/2012
Article ID: GEN12264
The 1099-G is issued if you received certain payments from federal, state, or local governments, including:
- Unemployment compensation or paid family leave
- State and local tax refunds
- Business or farm tax refunds
- Market gain on Commodity Credit Corporation loans
- Taxable grants
- Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA/RTAA) payments
Enter the information in TurboTax exactly as it appears on your Form 1099-G.
Unemployment income -- and also paid family leave -- is now reported in its own section on the 2011 Income Summary (and not under Other Common as in prior years):
Please follow these steps:
- Select the Federal Taxes tab, then Wages & Income.
- Click Explore on My Own.
- Scroll down to Other Common Income.
- Click the Start button next to State and Local Tax Refunds.
Please follow these steps:
- Select the Federal Taxes tab, then Wages & Income.
- Click Explore on My Own.
- Scroll down to Other Common Income.
- Select Visit All or Start next to Other 1099-G Income.
- Follow the prompts on the screens.
