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Mia Roberts

How do I check if I qualify for NY unemployment tax refund?

So I just found out there might be a tax refund for unemployment benefits I received last year. I filed my taxes back in April and I included all my unemployment income like I was supposed to. But now I'm hearing some people are getting money back because of a change in how unemployment is taxed? Does anyone know how I can find out if I'm eligible for this refund? I tried looking on the ny unemployment website but couldn't find anything specific. I tried calling the tax department but was on hold for almost 2 hours before I gave up. Really need this money if I qualify - anyone gone through this process already?

i got my unemployment tax refund direct deposited on August 18. Was about $1,200. Never got any notice, it just appeared in my bank account with a weird description from the IRS. So keep an eye on your account!

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That gives me hope! Was yours federal or state refund?

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Federal only. NY state isnt giving any refunds for unemployment taxes as far as I know.

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dont even get me started on the ny unemployment website. trying to find ANY useful info there is like trying to find a needle in a haystack while blindfolded 🙄

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It's like they deliberately made it confusing so people would give up on getting benefits

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my favorite is when they tell you to call for more info but then the automated system just directs you back to the website. classic circle of hell 🤡

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Emma Garcia

"NY Unemployment Portal Shows 'Benefits Exhausted' Message Despite Federal Extension Through September 4th - Will I Still Get Paid for Week Ending 8/1/2021?"

This week when I certified for my unemployment I noticed something different on my confirmation page. After submitting my weekly claim it showed a message saying I've exhausted all unemployment benefits on my claim. This is weird because I thought benefits were supposed to continue until September 4th. Has anyone else had this message show up recently? I was certifying for the week of 7/25/2021-7/31/2021, and after I submitted everything, instead of the normal confirmation, I got a Confirmation Page with this message: "Your claim for the week of 7/25/2021-7/31/2021 has been entered for processing. Important Information You have exhausted all unemployment benefits on your claim. We encourage you to use the job search resources available on our Career Services resource page. To find out if you are eligible for assistance provided by other New York State programs and services, go to www.mybenefits.ny.gov." There was also something about Direct Deposit Option saying "You may choose to have your weekly benefits directly deposited into your checking account. You must have a..." This was on the Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Benefits Online portal. Will I still get paid for this week that I just certified for? I'm really confused because I don't think I've used up all my benefits yet and I was counting on this money through early September. I thought the federal extension was supposed to last until September 4th. Has anyone else in New York seen this message recently? I don't usually pay much attention to this confirmation page other than to check that my claim went through successfully, but this message about exhausting benefits really caught me off guard.

Does anyone else feel like the Sept 4 cutoff is coming way too soon? With Delta variant spreading I don't understand why they're ending all the programs. I'm seeing that message too btw, but still got paid.

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Write to your representatives and senators! If enough people complain they might extend it again. Worth a shot at least.

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i heard they're definitely not extending it this time. talking to an unemployment rep last week, she said they're already preparing for the shutdown of all federal programs.

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Try logging out completely and logging back in. Sometimes the NY unemployment website shows cached messages that aren't current. That fixed it for me when I had weird messages showing up.

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I'll try that, thanks! Their website is so glitchy sometimes.

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QuantumQuasar

Confused why NY unemployment benefits exhausted before Sep 5 end date

I've gone back to work recently and I know I'm working more than 4 days a week so I shouldn't get any benefits. But I was expecting my claim to be active until early September. When I called the certification line yesterday, the automated system told me my unemployment insurance benefits are exhausted. I thought benefits were supposed to end on September 5th? I did certify for the last two weeks (even though I knew I wouldn't get paid due to working full time). Did claiming those weeks somehow use up my remaining balance? I'm worried because what if my hours get cut again and I need to use the remaining weeks I thought I had until September? Anyone understand why my benefits show as exhausted now?

If youve gone back to work fulltime y are u even worried about this? Just curious

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Because my new job is somewhat unstable and I'm worried about hours getting cut. I was hoping to have unemployment as a backup through September if needed.

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Check your payment history. Each payment deducts from ur total benefit amount. When I added mine up + the administrative fees they take out, it matched exactly when my claim exhausted. It's just basic math but NY unemployment never explains it clearly to anyone 🙄

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Connor Gallagher

Heard NY unemployment refunds coming this week - anyone confirm?

I recently saw a post on Facebook claiming NY unemployment will be sending out additional refunds starting around April 17th. Supposedly these are for people who paid taxes on benefits from 2022 and are getting some money back? I haven't received any official notification about this but a couple friends mentioned getting emails. Has anyone else heard about this or know if it's actually happening? I'm trying to figure out if this is legit or just another rumor floating around.

idk about refunds but im STILL waiting on my back pay from 2 months ago 😡

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same boat. system is completely broken.

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you need to talk to an agent directly. only way to fix backpay issues. I used claimyr.com and got mine sorted in one call

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Sounds like that old game of telephone we used to play as kids... someone misheard something about regular tax refunds, told someone else it was "unemployment refunds" and suddenly everyone thinks free money is coming 🤦‍♀️

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Diego Mendoza

Strange IRS deposit on my card - related to ny unemployment refund?

Just checked my account and found a deposit labeled 'IRS TREAS 310 TAX REF' for about $830. Totally wasn't expecting this money. Been on unemployment since December after my restaurant closed down. Filed taxes back in April but didn't think I was getting anything back since I had unemployment benefits all those months. Anyone know what this deposit is? Is it related to some kind of tax adjustment with my unemployment benefits? I'm confused because I never got any notice about getting a refund. Should I be worried or is this legit?

Wondering if I'll get one of these too. I was on unemployment from March-September 2020 and filed taxes in February 2021. Nothing in my account yet. Anyone know if they're still sending these out?

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Yep they're still processing them. I just got mine last week and my coworker got his yesterday. They're super behind.

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check ur tax transcript on the irs site. it will tell u if they've processed urs yet

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My tax guy told me the IRS is way behind on these adjustments and should be processing them through the end of the year. If you got unemployment in 2020 and filed before the tax law changed in March 2021, you're probably getting something. The IRS TREAS 310 code is definitely their refund code.

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