1099G Tax Form - FAQs

The Statement for Recipients of Certain Government Payments (1099-G) tax forms are mailed by January 31st of each year for Pennsylvanians who received unemployment benefits. This tax form shows your total benefits from the Office of Unemployment Compensation for the previous year, along with any adjustments or tax withholding. Benefits paid to you are considered taxable income. You must include information from this form when filing your taxes for the applicable year. 

The UC 1099-G tax form includes the amount of benefits paid to you for any of the following programs: 

• Unemployment Compensation (UC) 
• Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) 
• Extended Benefits (EB) 
• Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC)
• Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) 

The PUA 1099-G tax form includes the amount of benefits paid to you for the following program:

• Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)

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