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                                                                                                    Department of the Treasury
                                                                                                    Internal Revenue Service
Instructions for Form 1099-G

(Rev. January 2022)
Certain Government Payments

Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless          Statements to Recipients
otherwise noted.                                                    If you are required to file Form 1099-G, you must furnish the 
                                                                    same information to the recipient. Furnish a copy of Form 
Future Developments                                                 1099-G or an acceptable substitute statement to each recipient, 
For the latest information about developments related to Form       except as explained later under Box 2. State or Local Income 
1099-G and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after      Tax Refunds, Credits, or Offsets. Also, see part M in the current 
they were published, go to IRS.gov/Form1099G.                       General Instructions for Certain Information Returns.
What’s New                                                          Truncating recipient’s TIN on payee statements.      Pursuant 
                                                                    to Regulations section 301.6109-4, all filers of this form may 
Continuous-use form and instructions.       Form 1099-G and         truncate a recipient’s TIN (social security number (SSN), 
these instructions have been converted from an annual revision      individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), adoption 
to continuous use. Both the form and instructions will be updated   taxpayer identification number (ATIN), or employer identification 
as needed. For the most recent version, go to IRS.gov/              number (EIN)) on payee statements. Truncation is not allowed 
Form1099G.                                                          on any documents the filer files with the IRS. A payer's TIN may 
                                                                    not be truncated on any form. See part J in the current General 
Reminders                                                           Instructions for Certain Information Returns.
In addition to these specific instructions, you should also use the 
current General Instructions for Certain Information Returns.       Account Number
Those general instructions include information about the            The account number is required if you have multiple accounts for 
following topics.                                                   a recipient for whom you are filing more than one Form 1099-G. 
Who must file.                                                    Additionally, the IRS encourages you to designate an account 
When and where to file.                                           number for all Forms 1099-G that you file. See part L in the 
Electronic reporting.                                             current General Instructions for Certain Information Returns.
Corrected and void returns.
Statements to recipients.                                         2nd TIN Not.
Taxpayer identification numbers (TINs).
                                                                    You may enter an “X” in this box if you were notified by the IRS 
Backup withholding.
                                                                    twice within 3 calendar years that the taxpayer provided an 
Penalties.
                                                                    incorrect TIN. If you mark this box, the IRS will not send you any 
Other general topics.
                                                                    further notices about this account.
  You can get the general instructions from General 
Instructions for Certain Information Returns at IRS.gov/            However, if you received both IRS notices in the same year, 
1099GeneralInstructions or go to IRS.gov/Form1099G.                 or if you received them in different years but they both related to 
                                                                    information returns filed for the same year, do not check the box 
Online PDF fillable Copies 1, B, 2, and C.      To ease statement   at this time. For purposes of the two-notices-in-3-years rule, you 
furnishing requirements, Copies 1, B, 2, and C are fillable online  are considered to have received one notice and you are not 
in a PDF format available at IRS.gov/Form1099G. You can             required to send a second “B” notice to the taxpayer on receipt 
complete these copies online for furnishing statements to           of the second notice. See part N in the current General 
recipients and for retaining in your own files.                     Instructions for Certain Information Returns for more information.
                                                                            For information on the TIN Matching System offered by 
Specific Instructions                                               TIP     the IRS, see Items You Should Note in the current 
File Form 1099-G, Certain Government Payments, if, as a unit of             General Instructions for Certain Information Returns.
a federal, state, or local government, you made payments of 
unemployment compensation; state or local income tax refunds,               States have experienced a surge in fraudulent 
credits, or offsets; Reemployment Trade Adjustment Assistance       !       unemployment claims. Criminals are engaging in identity 
(RTAA) payments; taxable grants; or agricultural payments. You      CAUTION theft (IDT) to fraudulently collect benefits across multiple 
must also file this form if you received payments on a              states. For information on reporting IDT and other types of 
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loan. The officer or             unemployment fraud, including claimant fraud or employer fraud, 
employee of the government unit having control of the               go to DOL.gov/agencies/eta/UIIDtheft.
payments, received or made, (or the designated officer or 
employee) must file Form 1099-G.                                    Box 1. Unemployment Compensation
  You must also file Form 1099-G for each person from whom          Enter payments of $10 or more in unemployment compensation, 
you have withheld any federal income tax (report in box 4) under    including Railroad Retirement Board payments for 
the backup withholding rules regardless of the amount of the        unemployment. If you make payments from a contributory 
payment.                                                            program that has been deemed to be in the nature of 
  Certain amounts that are not reportable on Form 1099-G,           unemployment compensation, such as California's Family 
such as compensation for services, prizes, and certain              Temporary Disability Insurance payments or governmental paid 
incentives, may be reportable on Form 1099-MISC,                    family leave program payments, file a separate Form 1099-G for 
Miscellaneous Information, or Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee            payments from each contributory program. Enter the total 
Compensation. See the Instructions for Forms 1099-MISC and          amount before any income tax was withheld. If you withhold 
1099-NEC for more information.

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federal income tax at the request of the recipient, enter it in           Voluntary withholding. Enter any voluntary federal withholding 
box 4; see the instructions below.                                        on unemployment compensation, CCC loans, and certain crop 
                                                                          disaster payments. If you withhold state income tax, see Boxes 
Box 2. State or Local Income Tax Refunds,                                 10a Through 11. State Information, later. However, you are not 
Credits, or Offsets                                                       required to report state withholding to the IRS.
Enter refunds, credits, or offsets of state or local income tax of               Voluntary withholding on RTAA payments is not 
$10 or more you made to recipients. These include refunds or              !      permitted.
carryforward credits of overpayments of tax due to refundable             CAUTION
state tax credits and incentive payments that are paid under an 
existing state tax law and administered by the state taxing 
agency. Filmmaker incentive credits, home improvement credits             Box 5. RTAA Payments
paid in low-income areas, and solar panel installation credits are        Enter RTAA payments of $600 or more that you paid to eligible 
some types of state programs which are generally reportable in            individuals under the Reemployment Trade Adjustment 
box 2, to the extent a refund is paid by the state taxing agency or       Assistance program.
amount allowed as carryforward credit to the next tax year.
Do not enter in box 2 payments that are not state income tax              Box 6. Taxable Grants
refunds, credits, or offsets. This may include payments made              Enter any amount of a taxable grant administered by a federal, 
under state grant, incentive, subsidy, or other individual                state, or local program to provide subsidized energy financing or 
assistance programs. Taxable grants are reported in box 6; see            grants for projects designed to conserve or produce energy, but 
the instructions below. If recipients deducted the tax paid to a          only with respect to energy property or a dwelling unit located in 
state or local government on their federal income tax returns,            the United States. Also, enter any amount of a taxable grant 
any refunds, credits, or offsets may be taxable to them. You are          administered by an Indian tribal government.
not required to furnish a copy of Form 1099-G or a substitute             Report amounts of other taxable grants of $600 or more. 
statement to the recipient if you can determine that the recipient        State and local grants are ordinarily taxable for federal income 
did not claim itemized deductions on the recipient's federal              purposes. A federal grant is ordinarily taxable unless stated 
income tax return for the tax year giving rise to the refund, credit,     otherwise in the legislation authorizing the grant. Do not report 
or offset. However, you must file Form 1099-G with the IRS in all         scholarship or fellowship grants. See Scholarships in the 
cases.                                                                    Instructions for Forms 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC.
A tax on dividends, a tax on net gains from the sale or 
exchange of a capital asset, and a tax on the net taxable income          Box 7. Agriculture Payments
of an unincorporated business are taxes on gain or profit rather          Enter USDA agricultural subsidy payments made during the 
than on gross receipts. Therefore, they are income taxes, and             year, including market facilitation program payments. If you are a 
any refund, credit, or offset of $10 or more of these taxes is            nominee that received subsidy payments for another person, file 
reportable on Form 1099-G. In the case of the dividends tax and           Form 1099-G to report the actual owner of the payments and 
the capital gains tax, if you determine that the recipient did not        report the amount of the payments in box 7.
itemize deductions, as explained above, you are not required to 
furnish a Form 1099-G or substitute statement to the recipient.           Box 8. Trade or Business Income (Checkbox)
However, in the case of the tax on unincorporated businesses, 
you must furnish a Form 1099-G or substitute statement to the             If the amount in box 2 is a refund, credit, or offset attributable to 
recipient in all cases, as this is a tax that applies exclusively to      an income tax that applies exclusively to income from a trade or 
income from a trade or business. See Box 8. Trade or Business             business and is not a tax of general application, enter an “X” in 
Income (Checkbox), later, and Rev. Rul. 86-140, 1986-2 C.B.               this box.
195.
                                                                          Box 9. Market Gain
If you pay interest of $600 or more on the refund, you must 
file Form 1099-INT, Interest Income, and furnish a statement to           Report market gain associated with the repayment of a CCC 
the recipient. For interest payments of less than $600, you may           loan whether repaid using cash or CCC certificates.
choose to enter the amount with an appropriate designation 
such as “Interest Income” in the blank box on Copy B of the               Boxes 10a Through 11. State Information
Form 1099-G.                                                              These boxes may be used by filers who participate in the 
                                                                          Combined Federal/State Filing Program and/or who are required 
Box 3. Box 2 Amount Is for Tax Year                                       to file paper copies of this form with a state tax department. See 
No entry is required in box 3 if the refund, credit, or offset is for     Pub. 1220 for more information regarding the Combined 
the current tax year. If it is for any other tax year, enter the year     Federal/State Filing Program. They are provided for your 
for which the refund, credit, or offset was made. Also, if the            convenience only and need not be completed for the IRS. Use 
refunds, credits, or offsets are for more than 1 tax year, report         the state information boxes to report payments for up to two 
the amount for each year on a separate Form 1099-G. Use the               states. Keep the information for each state separated by the 
format “YYYY” to make the entry in this box. For example, enter           dash line. In box 10a, enter the abbreviated name of the state. In 
“2020,” not “20.”                                                         box 10b, enter the filer's state identification number. The state 
                                                                          number is the filer's identification number assigned by the 
Box 4. Federal Income Tax Withheld                                        individual state. In box 11, enter the amount of any state income 
                                                                          tax withheld.
Backup withholding. Enter backup withholding on payments 
required to be reported in box 5, 6, or 7. You must backup                If a state tax department requires that you send them a paper 
withhold on such payments at a rate of 24% if a recipient does            copy of this form, use Copy 1 to provide information to the state 
not furnish its TIN to you or if you are notified by the IRS that the     tax department. Give Copy 2 to the recipient for use in filing the 
TIN is incorrect (Notice CP2100 or CP2100A). For more                     recipient's state income tax return.
information on backup withholding, see part N in the current 
General Instructions for Certain Information Returns.

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