Publication 505 |
2000 Tax Year |
Unemployment Compensation
You can choose to have income tax withheld from unemployment
compensation. To make this choice, you will have to fill out
Form W-4V (or a
similar form provided by the payer) and give it to the payer. The
amount withheld will be 15% of each payment.
Unemployment compensation is taxable. So, if you do not have income
tax withheld, you may have to make estimated tax payments. See chapter 2.
If you do not pay enough tax either through withholding or
estimated tax, you may have to pay a penalty. See chapter 4.
Form 1099-G.
If income tax is withheld from your unemployment compensation, you
will receive a Form 1099-G, Certain Government and
Qualified State Tuition Program Payments. Box 1 will show the
amount of unemployment compensation you got for the year. Box 4 will
show the amount of tax withheld.
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