Will I get the NY unemployment tax credit if I earned less than $10,000?

Yes you will get it! The tax break applies to anyone who received unemployment, theres no minimum amount. I got about $8,450 in benefits and my refund showed up with the adjustment. It took about 5 weeks after I filed to see it tho.

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The first $10,200 of unemployment was tax free for 2020 taxes (filed in 2021) due to the American Rescue Plan. If ur talking about more recent taxes, that exemption no longer exists. But if ur refering to a state-specific NY tax break that's different - you should specify which tax year youre asking about.

The FEDERAL tax break for unemployment was only for 2020 (filed in 2021). I haven't heard of a NEW tax break for ny unemployment for more recent years. Could you be confusing it with something else?

I think your confused. Theres the federal tax break from 2020 which is gone now. And then theres the NY state exclusion which is different depending on which year your talking about. You need to call and ask specifically about your situation because everyones different.

Hey there! Tax professional here. To give you a COMPLETE answer: For federal taxes: The $10,200 unemployment exclusion was ONLY for tax year 2020 (filed in 2021) through the American Rescue Plan. This is no longer available for 2021, 2022, or 2023 tax years. For NY State taxes: New York did follow the federal exclusion for 2020, but has no special exclusion for unemployment benefits in more recent years. However, you might be eligible for other tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit or the NY State Earned Income Credit depending on your total income. These aren't specific to unemployment but can help lower-income filers. If you're still confused, I strongly recommend: 1) Check your tax return to see what credits you claimed 2) Contact the NY Department of Taxation directly 3) If you can't get through (which is common), use a service like claimyr.com to get connected with an agent without the endless hold times Hope this helps clear things up!

im also wondering this! filed months ago and still waiting for something to happen

THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING!!!! its impossible to get clear info from ny unemployment about anything tax related!!!!!! 😡😡😡

u need to checkout their website directly instead of asking here. google 'ny unemployment tax break 2022' and ull find ur answer faster than waiting for ppl to respond

The problem is most ppl here are talking about different things. Theres: 1. The one-time federal tax break from 2020 2. Regular unemployment taxation (which is always taxable) 3. Various tax credits that might apply We need more details to help u tbh

Anyone else notice how the NY unemployment website NEVER has clear info about this stuff? It's like they deliberately make it confusing 🤡

I earned about 12k in unemployment last year and didn't get any special tax break. I think your mixing up the covid relief thing from 2020. That's over now.