1099-G PDF form

Understand your document

What is 1099-G?

Form 1099-G reports certain payments by government agencies, including unemployment compensation and specified tax refunds, grants or agricultural payments. A recipient who needs an official payment statement should request it from the issuing agency.

Records to gather

• Government payer identity and recipient taxpayer details
• Payment category and recorded annual payment amounts
• Tax-refund year where applicable and federal withholding
• State reporting details and correction/account information

Fields you will work through

The guided editor groups the supported fields into practical steps. The available fields follow the chosen revision.

Document details

Calendar year · Are you preparing more than one statement for separate accounts of this recipient?

Issuer

Payer name · Payer street address · Payer room or suite

Recipient

Recipient TIN · Recipient name · Recipient street address

Reported amounts

1 Unemployment compensation · 2 State/local income tax refunds, credits, or offsets · 4 Federal income tax withheld

Additional information

Account number · 3 Tax year for box 2 amount

Check before using your PDF

• Keep unemployment payments separate from state/local tax refunds and use the appropriate boxes.
• If a recipient disputes a payment or suspects identity theft, contact the issuing agency before treating the amount as correct.

After you prepare the document

Authorized issuers should review reporting and furnishing requirements. Recipients should retain the agency-issued statement and resolve discrepancies with the agency.