The state of New York is no longer mailing out Form 1099-G to report how much of a state income tax refund a person received. Not mailing out this document will save the state "approximately $700,000," according to an email notification sent by the Department of Taxation and Finance.
Form 1099-G reports how much of a refund a person received last year from their state government. State income tax refunds are usually taxable income for people who itemized their deductions in the previous year. Taxpayers and accountants alike often rely on these 1099-G forms.
New York does provide the ability for taxpayers to view their 1099-G information online or to call a toll-free hotline at (866) 698-2946. Taxpayers calling from outside the state of NY will need to use the non-toll-free number of (518) 485-0799.
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To File or not to File?
Millions of us now face this question? To file or not to file and hope for legislative reform. There is a new bill proposal on the horizon that Congress should debate and calls for all unemployment collected in 2009 be given 100% tax free treatment. The bill is called the JOBLESS STUB RETRO 2009 U/B Tax Free Act. STUB is like a pay check stub and stands for Stop Taxing Unemployment Benefits. The bill sponsors are at Unemployment Gone Mad.http://unemployment-gone-mad.com/ The long term jobless of 5.8 million should wait before filing to see if this bill or one like it passes to avoid a IRS debt and collections. Otherwise you will have file again an amended return. Yes the unemployed are being tormented again in 2010. So William Perez what is your advice should I File or not to File? I mean I can wait until April 15 2010 right?
Lisa, so far this is only a proposal by a group of concerned citizens. While I do sympathize with this situation (getting taxed when you really have no practical way of paying the government), it seems to me unlikely that Congress will change any laws for last year. So I’d suggest going ahead and filing. If Congress does change their mind, you would be able to amend (or correct) your return.