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    Default Do You Declare Your 1099 Income on Your Initial Unemployment Claim

    My question involves unemployment benefits for the state of: CA

    Hi,

    I'm doing the initial unemployment insurance claim for California. On the website http://eapply4UI.edd.ca.gov application I need to enter "all employer info".

    Do I need to list 1099 information here? After all, those are for self-employed work. Do I just list info for companies that did UI withholding for me (W2)?

    Oddly, there is no clarification of this on the page or the rest of the website.

    I understand that after I begin receiving benefits I will need to report all income including self-employed.

    Here is the text from the website:

    Provide your employment history for the past 18 months, including your very last employer. If you worked for a temporary agency, a labor contractor, an agent for actors, or an employer where wages are reported under a corporate name, your wages may have been reported under that employer name. You may want to refer to your check stub(s) or W-2(s) to obtain the name of your employer.

    Note: Failure to report all employers, periods of employment, and total wages may result in your benefits being delayed or denied. Provide as much accurate information as possible for each employer.


    So, when they ask for info on employers, does that include 1099-misc (self-employed) work?

    I'm not trying to be sneaky or anything...I just find it to be unclear. After all, 1099 income is not supposed to be considered in the benefit amount calculation.

    Of course I'll call them tomorrow, but would appreciate advance info so I have better knowledge before I get on the phone.

    Thanks!

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    Default Re: Do You Declare Your 1099 Income on Your Initial Unemployment Claim

    You appear to be describing part-time self-employment - when you have your own business and your clients pay you, that does not create an employer-employee relationship. Not the best-written outline I've seen, but... this document describes how self-employment relates to qualification for UI and how it affects continuing benefits. You will have to report your income and it will affect your benefits.

    You are asked about self-employment in question 34:
    34. Are you currently self-employed, or do you plan to become self-employed? (Self-employment means you have your own business or work as an independent contractor.)

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