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If Twitter doesn't work for you, I had success with emailing my state representative. They have staff who deal with constituent services and can sometimes cut through the red tape. Took about 2 weeks but they got someone from unemployment to call me.
This is actually great advice. Government offices prioritize requests from elected officials. My assemblyman's office helped me too!
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Anyone else notice the website is super slow today? Probably everyone trying to download their forms at once 😫
Classic NY unemployment... build a system that can handle exactly 12 users at once 🤦♂️
Took me like 25 minutes just to log in this morning. Their servers must be run on a commodore 64 or somethin
Soooo what happens if the 1099 shows the wrong amount and you can't get anyone on the phone to fix it? Do I just file with the wrong info or what? I don't wanna get flagged for tax fraud but it's literally impossible to reach anyone 😩
Try claimyr.com - I was in the same situation and it got me through to an agent who fixed mine. Otherwise you might be waiting weeks to get it corrected.
You should NOT file with incorrect info. That's just asking for trouble with the IRS later.
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yeah right, another 'miracle solution'... what's the catch? 🙄
I thought the same thing but I was desperate after trying for days. Used claimyr.com and actually got through to someone who fixed my issue. Sometimes you gotta try something new when the old way isn't working.
huh, ok maybe I'll check it out. I've been trying to get thru for like 2 weeks about this same 1099 bs
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If you can't get the online version working at all, you might want to try Claimyr, claimyr.com I was skeptical but it actually connected me with an agent who fixed my issue. Saved me hours of hold music hell.
It's not some miracle thing, it just calls them repeatedly and waits on hold so you don't have to. When they get a human, you get a call. Then you just explain your issue to the agent. Saved me from hours of frustration.
This actually sounds useful. The hold times are killing me.
Nathan Dell
Are you guys getting NY unemployment right now? I thought my claim was approved but haven't received any card or payment after 3 weeks...
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Maya Jackson
•This is a separate issue - make your own post about this. But yes, benefits are still being paid if you qualify, the system is just super slow.
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Tristan Carpenter
Just FYI - I know it seems like a lot of money now, but remember this is TAXABLE income! They don't withhold taxes automatically, so set aside like 15-20% or you'll get a nasty surprise next April.
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