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One thing that helped me was filling out the callback request form on their website. They actually called me back within 2 days. This was back in February though, so not sure if they're still processing those requests efficiently now.
CALLBACK FORM IS USELESS!!!! Filled it out TWICE already with no response!!!! They just ignore those forms completely!!!
Update: Just got an email notification that my payment is being processed! Should hit my account by Monday. So relieved this nightmare is finally over. Thanks again everyone for the support and suggestions!
nice! let us know when it actually hits ur account. mine said processing for like 2 weeks before anything happened
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To summarize for everyone confused about this topic: 1. For 2025 taxes, unemployment benefits ARE taxable income both federally and in NY state 2. There is no special March 26 deadline that affects your refund eligibility 3. File by April 15th to avoid late penalties (unless the IRS announces an extension) 4. Your tax software or preparer should automatically calculate the correct tax treatment for your unemployment benefits 5. If you need specific guidance for your situation, speak with a tax professional or try to reach the NY tax department directly Hope this helps clear things up!
This is super helpful - thank you for breaking it down so clearly! I think I was confusing this with some special covid rule from previous years.
WAIT ONE MORE THING!! Make sure you opted to have taxes withheld from your weekly unemployment payments!!! I didn't realize I needed to select this when I first applied and ended up owing a BUNCH at tax time last year. It was a total nightmare!!!!
Yikes, thanks for the warning! I did select the withholding option when I applied, so hopefully I'm covered there. Sorry you had to learn that the hard way!
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Thanks everyone for the helpful responses! I'll definitely be checking my NY.gov account for that 1099-G next month. Sounds like I need to prepare for owing some federal taxes but at least I won't owe anything to NY state. I'll look into the payment plan options with the IRS since there's no way I can pay a large bill all at once right now. Really appreciate all the advice!
Good luck! And don't stress too much - even if you owe, the IRS payment plans are pretty reasonable. Just make sure you file on time even if you can't pay it all at once. That's the mistake I made my first time and got hit with extra penalties.
I'm in almost exactly the same boat as you! Lost my job last March, on unemployment until August, and didn't withhold taxes either. Just putting together tax stuff now and realizing I might be in trouble. Following this thread closely for advice...
Sounds like we'll both be setting up payment plans! From what everyone's saying, it's better to file on time and set up a payment plan than to not file at all.
Jamal Wilson
Just wanted to follow up - did you ever get this resolved? I'm curious if calling early in the morning worked for you or if you ended up trying another approach.
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Carmen Lopez
•UPDATE: Finally got through to someone using that Claimyr service after failing to get through on my own for three days straight. Turns out there was a 'system flag' on my account because I had previously worked for a school district (even though that was over a year ago). The agent removed the flag and released all my payments! Money was on my card within 2 days. Such a stupid reason to hold up someone's benefits without any notification.
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QuantumQuasar
Glad you got it fixed! The school district thing is actually common - the system automatically flags education workers for additional review because of different eligibility rules during school breaks. The problem is they never TELL people about these holds. At least you got your backpay!
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Carmen Lopez
•Thanks! Yes, got all my backpay from November through now. Such a relief. I just wish they had some kind of notification system when these holds happen instead of making people chase them down.
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