All 2011 unemployment insurance benefits taxable
The jobless rate is dipping, but millions of people are still out of work. And that could have implications when they file their income tax returns.
Collecting unemployment insurance benefits? All that you received in 2011 is taxed as income. Unless you requested that federal taxes be withheld, you could be in for a big surprise when you calculate taxes owed.
"People tend to believe unemployment benefits are still not taxable," said Bob Meighan, a vice president at TurboTax. That was the case in 2009, for the first $2,400 in unemployment benefits. But that provision was not renewed by Congress.
If it's any consolation, you may find yourself in a lower tax bracket because of reduced income, even counting the unemployment benefits. And you might also be eligible for tax breaks that you didn't qualify for before.
"If you have major household changes, say you lost your job in 2011, we encourage people to take a close look at things like the earned income credit," Internal Revenue Service spokesman Terry Lemons said.
He said people should go ahead and file their taxes even if they don't have the money to pay any taxes that are due. "There are more options there than many people realize," he said, including installment agreements.
The aftermath of the Great Recession, which gripped the nation from 2007 to 2009, is still being felt across America. Employers still worried about the state of the economy are hesitant to bring on new workers. And many of the more than 13 million unemployed people have stopped looking for jobs.
For those who spent part or all of 2011 searching for work, there are tax breaks.
"All of those job search expenses are deductible — the stationery, the long-distance phone calls, the hotels, anything you can relate to the job search," said Jeff Schnepper, author of "How to Pay Zero Taxes" (McGraw-Hill, 2011).
To qualify for this deduction, you have to be looking for a job in the same field or profession as your previous one. Expenses incurred trying to get your first job are not deductible. "Until you start working, you don't have a profession," Schnepper said.
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Kansas Income Tax Debate Accelerates | The Salina Post
Opponents to Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposal for cutting Kansas income tax rates say during a Statehouse event that Republican’s plan is misguided and would punish working families.
Brownback and his supporters were planning a news conference of their own on Wednesday, touting support for tax cuts.
Both events were held ahead of the first of 3 planned days of hearings over the proposal by the House Taxation Committee.
The governor proposes to collapse the state’s three income tax brackets into two and eliminate a number of credits and exemptions, a move he says makes the Kansas tax system flatter and fairer. He’s seeking to end the state’s earned income tax credit for low-income residents, saying the money would be invested in other social programs aimed at the working poor.
what a douche…sometimes I wonder if ‘the gov’ has ever lived without a silver spoon in his mouth, if so…he needs to remember where he came from. I haven’t qualified for years, but the EIC helped me pay off medical bills for my child that most likely would have gone unpaid (and yes, I worked two jobs & raised my child on my own) if not for this program. I am still the “working poor”, but because I have chosen to be responsible and only have ONE child I pay for every single thing, without assistance. I’m not b*tching because I have to pay, I’m just saying that I don’t judge those that do qualify, because maybe they are doing the same as I did and paying bills that they can’t during the year because they are raising their children.
Other social programs his friends or contributors run, own, or have stock in. We’re in for one big raping with this man running the show. I wonder how much stock his family has in Westar? He blatantly breaks the law and plays the catch me if you can scenario. His staff monitors social media so problem makers disappear in the night, or their very integrity is impugned to a lowlife status. Why not use the State Guard to bomb us into submission. Let’s just set up our State gov’t in a dictatorship. Next he’s going to do away with elections because they cost to much. How many more years of him do we have, it seems a lifetime already.