Here s what to do if you receive an incorrect unemployment benefit form.
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Scammers filed fraudulent claims for unemployment compensation using stolen personal information, according to a Minnesota Department of Revenue news release.
You may get an incorrect Form 1099-G from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development for unemployment benefits you did not receive.
What should I do if I get an incorrect 1099-G?
You should:
Request a revised 1099-G showing you did not receive unemployment benefits.
Keep the revised 1099-G for your records.
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If you cannot get a corrected 1099-G before filing your tax return, you should only report the income you received, according to the release.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) Complaints from consumers desperate for their unemployment money continue to pour into the Action News Troubleshooters.
While Action News helped several viewers get their unemployment money a few months ago, the Troubleshooters are continuing to try to help more viewers, but a new issue has cropped up, impacting tens of thousands of people. We re worried about, you know, what we re going to eat, said Stephanie Baehr, of Mount Laurel, New Jersey. I m worried about losing my car insurance.
The list of worries feels endless for Baehr as she is still waiting for her unemployment benefits. I was approved for an 11-week extension. However, I haven t received anything and going on five weeks now, she said.
Mystified that you received a Minnesota 1099-G tax form? Scammers have been active: Here s what to do
Be on the lookout for incorrect Minnesota 1099-G tax forms: Scammers have filed fraudulent claims for unemployment compensation using stolen personal information, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
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News Staff | ×
Be on the lookout for incorrect Minnesota 1099-G tax forms: Scammers have filed fraudulent claims for unemployment compensation using stolen personal information, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
You may get an incorrect Form 1099-G from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development for unemployment benefits you did not receive.
Michigan unemployment: PUA, PEUC claimants can now reopen, certify claims, state says
Michigan UIA completes updates for recently extended unemployment programs
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Michigan officials have completed system updates for the recently extended federal unemployment insurance programs.
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan residents who had PUA and PEUC claims that ended in December can now reopen, certify or apply for benefits,
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Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency said they have completed system updates for the recently extended federal unemployment insurance programs.
All remaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation claimants whose claims ended when CARES Act programs were interrupted in December can now either reopen, certify or apply for benefits available under the Continued Assistance Act, according to the state.
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The Cares Act was temporarily interrupted in December, which many businesses relied on throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now the Continued Assistance Act is extending that and allowing for 11 additional weeks of benefits.
Anyone who claimed benefits using the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation is eligible.
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New PUA claims can now be filed online at michigan.gov/uia.
PUA claimants who exhausted their original entitlement of benefits prior to Dec. 26, 2020 can also now reopen their claim to receive an additional 11 weeks of benefits, payable retroactively, beginning with the week ending Jan. 2, 2021. Claimants have or will receive notification by email, through their MiWAM account or by mail alerting them to the availability of the additional weeks.