FTAX Blog The tax month, otherwise known as April, does not even spare the unemployed. Here are the things about unemployed tax preparation in Lake Nona FL that nobody tells you about.

Even Benefits That You Receive are Taxable

The unemployment compensation that the United States provides you is taxable. Citizens who receive these compensations are given the form 1099- G. A couple of months before the taxes are due. The form will show you the exact amount on how much you have earned, that is from unemployment benefits. You must use this figure to note down in your income tax form 1040.

You have the option of withholding taxes from the unemployment checks that you receive. The best way to do this is by filling out the W- 4V and sending it to the office that gives you your unemployment benefits. That way the government will automatically withhold around 10 % from your check. Also remember that the unemployment benefits that are paid through some employer’s private supplementary fund are taxable in a different way than the basic unemployment fund from the government.

Job Hunting

In a competitive employment market, looking for a job can take up all your day. First you have to make the perfect resume; sometimes you even have to make use of a paid consultant. Some people even use a paid subscription to get their resume out there. There are tons other expenses that job hunting will make you incur. Or the fact that you might need to give you an interview in a different state and that means paying for the travel money.

All these cost are tax deductible. If you treat them as an itemized deduction, all job hunting expenses are treated as miscellaneous deductions. This means that they are only deductible once they exceed 2 % of your AGI (adjusted gross income).

Medical Expenses

As someone who is unemployed you get to deduct al medical costs that go over 7.5 % of your AGI, according to the IRS. As high as this limit may seem it really is not. There are plenty of expenses that can sum up to be deductable like co payments, prescription drugs, hospital bills that are unreimbursed etc.

If you do not have a job and you are planning to switch to being self employed, that decision may serve you well when it comes to filing your taxes. There are tons of tax deductibles that you can make use of if you become self employed. In fact you can even deduct all expenses that you may incur at your home office like utilities for example. In addition to that you have the benefit of deducting any health insuranc3e that you enlist for yourself.

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