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Individuals who collect unemployment compensation benefits (UC benefits) need to familiarize themselves with calculating the taxes on unemployment compensation. Free tools such as unemployment tax ...

For the first time ever, self-employed people, including independent contractors and gig-economy workers, can receive unemployment benefits if they've been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. But it ...

FILE - In this April 23, 2020 file photo, President Donald J.Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in San ...

If you received unemployment benefits last year and filed your 2020 tax return relatively early, you may find a check in your mailbox soon (or a deposit in your bank account). Since May, the IRS has ...

Q: I recently signed a severance agreement that included six weeks of pay. Do I have to wait until the end of my severance period before I can start collecting unemployment compensation? Can I file ...