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Really made a difference, save me time and energy from going to a local office for making the call.
Worth not wasting your time calling for hours.
Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.
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An incredibly helpful service! Got me connected to a CA EDD agent without major hassle (outside of EDD's agents dropping calls – which Claimyr has free protection for). If you need to file a new claim and can't do it online, pay the $ to Claimyr to get the process started. Absolutely worth it!
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Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.
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I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!
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Just to add to the Claimyr discussion - I used their service last month when I needed to talk to someone about my claim status and it actually worked great. Was skeptical at first but it beats the alternative of never getting through.
Good to hear another positive review. I'm definitely going to check it out if I can't get through on my own.
The bottom line is yes, unemployment is taxable income and yes, you should either withhold taxes or set money aside. Don't wait until April to deal with this - you'll thank yourself later for planning ahead.
Absolutely, that's exactly what I needed to hear. Time to take action instead of worrying about it.
This whole thread has been super helpful. I'm in a similar situation and now I know what I need to do.
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bottom line - its not welfare or charity. you paid for it, your employers paid for it, and you earned the right to collect it when you lost your job through no fault of your own. end of story.
Well put! That really sums it up perfectly.
exactly. its earned benefits not a handout
This whole thread has been super educational. Never really thought about the mechanics behind unemployment funding before but it makes total sense now. Thanks for asking the question OP!
You're welcome! I'm glad other people found it helpful too. Sometimes the obvious questions are the ones worth asking.
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Sorry to hear about your layoff. The 26 weeks should give you enough time to find something good if you stay focused. The Washington job market isn't terrible right now, especially for warehouse and logistics work.
Thanks for the encouragement. I'm actually feeling pretty optimistic about finding something within the 26 week window.
Last thing - remember to file your weekly claims every week even if you're not sure about something. Missing a week can cause delays in your payments. It's better to file and ask questions later than to skip a week.
Good advice. I'll make sure to stay on top of the weekly filings. This has been really helpful - thanks everyone for the information!
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Final tip: once your claim is approved, set up direct deposit if you haven't already. It's faster than waiting for checks in the mail.
Good advice. I set that up when I first filed but good reminder for anyone else reading this.
Smart thinking. The whole process is slow enough without adding mail delays on top of it.
Omar Hassan
Does anyone know if the tax withholding election carries over to the next benefit year if you have to reapply? Or do you have to set it up again?
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Yara Nassar
•I believe you have to elect it again when you file a new claim, but I'm not 100% sure. That might be a good question for a Washington ESD agent.
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Omar Hassan
•Yeah I'll try to get through to them and ask. Thanks!
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Chloe Taylor
Thanks everyone for all the tax info! This thread was really helpful. Going to log in and set up withholding on my next weekly claim.
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Miguel Herrera
•Glad it helped! You'll thank yourself next tax season.
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ShadowHunter
•Same here - definitely setting up withholding after reading all this.
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