¿Recibiste beneficios de desempleo durante la pandemia? Podrías deber dinero de impuestos

Escrito en EUA el 28/1/2021 · 16:23 hs

La pandemia ha afectado muchas cosas a la hora de rendir cuentas al Tío Sam. Este año si recibiste beneficios de desempleo durante la pandemia podrías deber dinero de impuestos.

CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 1: Current federal tax forms are distributed at the offices of the Internal Revenue Service November 1, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. A presidential panel today recommended a complete overhaul of virtually every tax law for individuals and businesses. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Para muchas familias azotadas por la pandemia, las devoluciones de impuestos serán drásticamente menores este año. Incluso, algunas personas descubrirán que deben dinero al IRS.

PHILADELPHIA - MAY 8: Economic stimulus checks are printed at the Philadelphia Financial Center May 8, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One hundred and thirty million households are eligible to receive a tax rebate check under the $168 billion economic stimulus plan. (Photo by Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

Beneficios de desempleo

Si recibiste beneficios de desempleo, recuerda que esas prestaciones están sujetas a impuestos.

Tu formulario 1099-G te muestra cuánto te han pagado de beneficios y cuánto has pagado en impuestos federales y estatales.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: The Internal Revenue Service headquarters building appeared to be mostly empty April 27, 2020 in the Federal Triangle section of Washington, DC. The IRS called about 10,000 volunteer employees back to work Monday at 10 of its mission critical locations to work on taxpayer correspondence, handling tax documents, taking telephone calls and other actions related to the tax filing season. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Retener tus impuestos de tus beneficios de desempleo es opcional. Por ello, muchas personas que perdieron su empleo durante la pandemia no sabían que deberían pagar impuestos por sus beneficios y decidieron no retenerlos.

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 22: A copy of a IRS 1040 tax form is seen at an H&R Block office on the day President Donald Trump signed the Republican tax cut bill in Washington, DC on December 22, 2017 in Miami, Florida. Kathy Pickering, vice president of regulatory affairs and executive director of The Tax Institute at H&R Block released a statement about the new tax bill saying, " It's going to change the way you think about and plan your income taxes. You'll need to take a fresh look at your individual situation to know your outcome and new strategies to use to get the best tax outcome." (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

En resumen: si recibiste beneficios de desempleo y no elegiste retener una porción para tus impuestos, tendrás que pagarlos al IRS, algo así como el 10%.

Washington, UNITED STATES: This 24 March, 2006 photo shows US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax forms. April 15 marks the date for US taxpayers to file their returns. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images)

Ojo: son los beneificios de desempleo pagados a todos los que perdieron su trabajo durante la pandemia los que serán sujetos a los impuestos.

387803 05: An Internal Revenue Service employee processes tax returns in the mail room April 12, 2001 at the IRS East Coast headquarters in Brookhaven, New York. As the deadline for tax filing approaches, the IRS is now offering a variety of payment options, including e-mail and credit cards. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Newsmakers)

Debido a todos los cambios que hay este año, se recomienda iniciar el proceso de declarar tus impuestos lo antes posible y consultar con un profesional.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 15: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building stands on April 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. April 15 is the deadline in the United States for residents to file their income tax returns. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

9/11COMPARTE Cabe mencionar que no deberás pagar impuestos sobre los cheques de estímulo, como los cheques de 1,200 dólares enviados el año pasado y los 600 enviados este año.

MIAMI - APRIL 14: Felipe Castro holds a sign advertising a tax preparation office for people that still need help completing their taxes before the Internal Revenue Service deadline on April 14, 2010 in Miami, Florida. With only one day to go before the April 15th deadline to file taxes, accountants around the U.S. are swamped with people who waited until the last day to file. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

El IRS comenzará a aceptar las declaraciones de impuestos federales el 12 de febrero.

NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Joann McNeill, a postal worker at the James A. Farley post office, places cancellation stamps on envelopes bound for the IRS as last-minute tax filers get their returns in the mail just in time as the midnight deadline for filing taxes nears April 15, 2005 in New York City. The Interal Revenue Service is predicting that almost a half a million people will request extensions to filing their taxes. (Photo by Monika Graff/Getty Images)

La fecha límite para pagar estos impuestos es el 15 de abril.

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¿Recibiste beneficios de desempleo durante la pandemia? Podrías deber dinero de impuestos

Para muchas familias azotadas por la pandemia, las devoluciones de impuestos serán menores, incluso, algunas personas podrían deberle al IRS.

Beneficios de desempleo

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