Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development will no longer be mailing the 1099-G tax form to unemployment claimants. Those that received unemployment benefits in 2015 must go online to access the form, which will be available no later than January 31.
“Allowing people to access their 1099-G forms online is effective for multiple reasons,” said Unemployment Insurance Administrator Linda Davis. “This transition will keep sensitive information from being mailed to perhaps an old address, save the state money, and allow people to access their form as soon as it’s available.”
This year, there are approximately 127,000 1099’s that will be made available online. This will result in a savings of $125,000-150,000 by avoiding printing costs, mailing costs, postage, returned mail costs, and staff time. Some other benefits to the form being available online are:
· Greener – saves paper, ink, and envelopes from printing.
· Faster – Instantly download the 1099-G as soon as it becomes available.
· Safer – Avoid sensitive data from being mailed to an old address.
For people that do not have access to a printer, please visit a local library, American Job Center, or see if a friend or family member has
access to a printer.
Unemployment payments are reported as income to the IRS. If you have received unemployment insurance payments this year, you will need to report the total amount (as found on your 1099-G) on your federal taxes.