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?

This is crazy - I woke up yesterday morning and saw a deposit of $3500 in my account that looked like it was from NY unemployment. I thought maybe it was back pay or some kind of adjustment I was owed. I quickly transferred $2300 to my other account just to be safe since I've had issues with deposits being reversed before. By afternoon, the entire $3500 was removed from my account but there's no record of the deposit or withdrawal anywhere in my transaction history! Now my main account is showing negative $2300 and the bank is threatening overdraft fees. When I called unemployment they told me to contact my bank. My bank says I need to talk to unemployment. Been passed back and forth all day and nobody is taking responsibility. Anyone else deal with something like this? How did you fix it? The bank is saying I could be responsible for the negative balance even though I never received any notification about where the money came from or why it was taken back.

My benefit year ending date is 06/12/21 and I'm currently on regular UI. I got laid off last June and have been collecting since then. I'm trying to figure out if my benefits will run out before the federal extension ends on September 4th. I have about $4,300 left in my balance right now. Does anyone know how to calculate this? I keep hearing different things about extensions and I'm confused about whether I'll need to reapply when my BYE comes up next month or if it automatically continues until September.

I just found out someone has been collecting unemployment benefits in my name since December 2022! I only discovered this when I got a weird tax form in April showing over $8,300 in benefits I never received or applied for. I immediately called ny unemployment but after waiting 2 hours, they just told me to file a fraud report online and contact the police. Filed a police report, submitted the fraud form on the website, and froze my credit. It's been almost 6 weeks and nothing has happened. The online form just disappeared into the void, and my calls keep getting disconnected after hours of waiting. Meanwhile, I'm worried about owing taxes on money I never got and my social security number being compromised. Has anyone else dealt with this? What else can I do to get this resolved?

Super frustrated right now. I got laid off from my job in October and filed for unemployment in early November. Everything was going fine until I got to the ID.me verification step. The page keeps freezing after I upload my documents. I've tried using different browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge) and even borrowed my roommate's laptop, but nothing works. The page either crashes or gets stuck in an endless loading loop. I've been trying to complete this verification for almost 2 weeks now and I'm running out of money. I really need these benefits to pay rent next month. Has anyone else experienced this problem or know of a direct phone number I can call to speak with an actual human being about this? The regular unemployment number just puts me in an automated loop that doesn't address my ID.me issues at all.