Husband missing 1099G from NY unemployment despite collecting for 4 months

I swear the ny unemployment system is designed to be broken on purpose. I had this exact same issue last year - my partner got hers, but mine was 'not available' despite collecting for half the year. I finally gave up trying to reach someone through the normal channels and used this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) and got a callback from a real agent. Turns out there was a glitch in thier system and they had to manually fix it. It was the best money I've ever spent to finally get my tax form issues resolved. Check out this video too https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE

Same thing happened to me but with my wife's 1099G. Called for THREE DAYS straight and couldnt get through. Finally just filed without it and we got a letter from IRS six months later saying we underreported income. Had to file an amendment and pay a fee. DO NOT FILE WITHOUT IT!!!!!

Have you tried logging into the ny.gov account instead of just the unemployment portal? Sometimes they put tax documents in the main document center instead of the unemployment section. Took me forever to figure that out last year.

This exact thing happened to me. Here's what you need to do: First, try requesting it again through the NY.gov account (not just the unemployment portal). Sometimes they're in different places. If that doesn't work, you NEED to talk to a live agent. I know it's nearly impossible to get through on the phone, but it's crucial. After trying for weeks, I used claimyr.com which got me connected to an agent in about an hour (way better than my 30+ failed attempts calling directly). When you get an agent, explain the situation and ask them to check if there's a "block" on the 1099G. In my case, they had flagged my account for a possible identity verification issue, which prevented the 1099G from generating, even though I had received all my payments correctly! The agent was able to clear the flag and reissue my 1099G, which showed up in my account 3 days later. DO NOT file without the 1099G - the IRS will eventually match the income and you'll face penalties and have to amend your return. It's worth the hassle now to avoid bigger problems later. Good luck and let us know how it goes!

If you have his payment history, you could technically calculate the total yourself (weekly benefit amount x weeks paid) and report it. But get ready for a headache later when the IRS computer eventually matches the income. Better to just get the official form.

Just a heads up, ny unemployment is particularly bad about 1099Gs this year. I've seen at least 20 posts about this same issue in various groups. It's a systam-wide problem from what I can tell.

LPT: if you cant get the 1099g, you can at least look at the bank statements to see how much was deposited from NYSDOL. That's what I had to do last year when mine never showed up. Just remeber to subtract any taxes they witheld.

I bet the problem is that he might have received some payments in the previous calendar year too? The 1099G only shows for the specific tax year - so if the claim started in Dec 2022 for example but continued into 2023, you need both years' 1099G forms.

Check your spam folder! I know that sounds basic but NY started emailing the 1099G forms this year instead of mailing them, and mine went straight to spam. Just a thought.

You absolutely have to track this down. The unemployment office reports this income to the IRS regardless of whether you get the form. If you don't include it on your taxes, you'll get a notice later and possibly penalties. trust me, been there done that.

The most frustrating part of ny unemployment is you can't even talk to a human anymore! Like how am I supposed to resolve issues if I can't reach anyone??? The phone system is just a nightmare of automated messages that never leads to a person.

A similar thing happend to my BFF and turned out someone had filed a fradulent claim using her husbands info. Definitely call and check!!

Lmao classic new york unemployment nonsense. They can send you money every week without issue but suddenly cant generate a simple tax form 🤡🤡🤡

Try contacting your state rep's office! Sounds weird but they actually have special contacts at unemployment and can escalate issues. Worked for me when I had a similar problem last year.

Lol did he claim under a different ssn by accident? My cousin did that once - turned out he transposed 2 digits when filing and his benefits were under the wrong number!

My 1099G was missing too but showed up 2 weeks later randomly. Maybe wait a few days before panicking? The system is probably just backed up.

File an extension!!!! That's what I'm doing - my paperwork is all messed up too and I'm not dealing with an audit. You can get a 6 month extension easily and then have time to sort this out.