Are unemployment benefits taxable? As with many tax questions, the answer is “It depends”. With the passage of the CARES Act stimulus package early in 2020, the federal government began supplementing the state’s weekly unemployment benefits. They added $600 per week to unemployment benefits through the end of July 2020. When this provision ran out, …
Unemployment Benefits
Do You Know Unemployment Benefits Are Taxable?
Did you know? Unemployment benefits are taxable! With the passage of the CARES Act stimulus package earlier this year, the federal government added $600 to the normal state weekly unemployment benefits. Also, the number of benefit weeks were increased to a total of 39. In many cases, workers are receiving unemployment benefits for the first …
