Tax Information
Form 1099G
What is a 1099G form?
Form 1099G is a record of the total taxable income the
California Employment Development Department (EDD)
issued you in a calendar year, and is reported to the IRS.
You will receive a Form 1099G if you collected
unemployment compensation from us and must report
it on your federal tax return as income. This income is
exempt from California state income tax.
Taxable unemployment compensation includes:
● Unemployment Insurance (UI) benets including:
- Federal Extensions (FED-ED)
- Lost Wages Assistance (LWA)
- Pandemic Additional Compensation (PAC)
- Pandemic Emergency Unemployment
Compensation (PEUC)
- Mixed Earner Unemployment
Compensation(MEUC)
● Pandemic Unemployment
Assistance (PUA) benets
● Disability Insurance (DI) benets received as a
substitute for UI benets
● Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA) benets
● Paid Family Leave (PFL) benets
When do I get a Form 1099G?
We will provide a 2021 Form 1099G to you by January 31,
2022. We will mail it unless you opt out of paper copies by
December 27, 2021. To opt out, select Prole in
UI Online and
update your Form 1099G Preferences.
Call 1-866-401-2849 if:
● If you see a $0 amount on your form.
● You have a new mailing address. You can also change
your contact information in your UI Online account or
create an account with the correct information.
● An adjustment was made to your Form 1099G, it will not be
available online.
How do I request a copy of my Form 1099G?
Form 1099G tax information is available for up to ve years in
UI Online. To access a copy or request a paper copy online:
1. Log in to Benet Programs Online.
2. Select UI Online.
3. Select Form 1099G > View next to the desired year
> Print or Request Paper Copy.
To request a copy by phone, call 1-866-333-4606.*
My 1099G form is incorrect...
First, conrm the amount on your 1099G by viewing your payment
history in UI Online or by calling 1-866-333-4606.* If you don’t
agree with the amount on your Form 1099G, call 1-866-401-2849
and provide your current address and phone number.**
To learn how to get detailed unemployment payment information in
UI Online, refer to UI Online: Access Tax Information/Form 1099G
Using UI Online (YouTube).
I did not collect unemployment but received
a Form 1099G...
You might be a victim of fraud. Visit AskEDD and select
Form 1099G to report fraud, or call 1-866-401-2849.** If we nd
you were a victim of fraud, we will remove the claim from your
Social Security number and send you an updated Form 1099G.
For additional resources, visit Tax Information (Form 1099G).
If you received a Form 1099G that does not belong to you, please
write “Return to Sender” on the envelope and mail it back to us. It
does not need new postage.
*Self-service phone line available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
**Phone line available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacic time), except on state holidays.
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