![]() ![]() ![]() She never withheld taxes because the weekly payments were low and didn’t have much of an impact on her taxes. At 75, she works the two jobs to supplement her Social Security payments, and because they are seasonal, she files for unemployment each year when they end. Those $1,200 payments at the start of the pandemic are not taxable, and neither are the $600 payments delivered at the start of 2021.Ĭarolyn Winnett, of Fort Collins, worked two seasonal, part-time jobs until the pandemic started. The stimulus checks sent to most Americans are the exception. The federal stimulus plan also allowed people to collect unemployment benefits well past 26 weeks.Īnd, in Colorado, many people received a one-time $375 payment authorized by Gov. In normal times, jobless workers in Colorado can earn a maximum of $618 per week for up to 26 weeks. This year, however, the federal government added an extra $600 per week to unemployment payments for 16 weeks in April through July. The proposal is part of a compromise hammered out among Senate Democrats, and it could be approved Friday night.įederal and state governments always tax unemployment benefits paid to jobless workers, and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment warned state residents applying for benefits, offering the option to have taxes withheld. Senate includes a provision that would forgive up to $10,200 in taxes on unemployment benefits paid in 2020. The latest version of a $1.9 million stimulus package under debate in the U.S. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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