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Don't forget you'll have to pay taxes on unemployment benefits! A lot of people get surprised by that at tax time. You can have them withhold 10% federal taxes when you certify your weekly claims.
Oh wow I didn't even think about taxes. So if I get $215 a week and don't withhold taxes, I'll owe money next year?
Yes, unemployment benefits are considered taxable income. You'll get a 1099-G form from NYS Department of Labor at the end of the year showing how much you received. It's usually better to have them withhold the taxes so you don't get hit with a big bill later.
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If you're having trouble getting through to the IRS about federal unemployment tax questions, I found this service called Claimyr that helps people reach government agencies by phone. They have a website at claimyr.com and there's a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. I used it to get through to the IRS when I had payroll tax questions and it saved me hours of being on hold.
Interesting, never heard of that before. Does it actually work for IRS calls too or just unemployment stuff?
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Being late due to childcare might actually be considered good cause depending on your specific situation. If you didn't have reasonable alternatives for childcare and your employer wasn't accommodating, that could strengthen an appeal. Make sure you have documentation about your childcare situation and any communication with your employer about the attendance issues.
I do have some emails where I asked my supervisor about flexible start times because of daycare dropoff. She said no but didn't offer any alternatives. Would that help with an appeal?
Yes, that kind of documentation is exactly what you want for an appeal. Shows you tried to work with your employer to resolve the issue.
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You can also try submitting a FOIL request (Freedom of Information Law) for your records if the normal channels don't work. It takes longer but they have to respond within a certain timeframe.
FOIL seems like overkill for unemployment records? That's more for when agencies are being difficult about releasing information.
True, but sometimes it's the only way to get older records when they claim they can't find them in the regular system.
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I had issues with my employer not properly reporting my UI contributions last year and it caused problems when I filed for unemployment. Couldn't get through to anyone at NYS Department of Labor for weeks to sort it out. Finally found this service called Claimyr that helped me get connected to an actual person at the unemployment office. They have a website at claimyr.com and there's a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Made the whole process way less frustrating than trying to call myself.
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Dmitry Petrov
•Good to know there are options if I run into problems later. Hopefully my new employer is handling everything correctly.
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Yara Elias
The whole system is just another way for them to take money out of our paychecks. I've been paying into unemployment for 15 years and never used it once, but god forbid I miss a payment...
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QuantumQuasar
•I get the frustration but it's insurance - you hope you never need it but you're glad it's there if you do. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
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