1,200 LWA payments issued, says Labor chief mvariety.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mvariety.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A new law allows for most individuals to be exempt from paying taxes on the first $10,200 received in federal disaster aid programs, including the $345 a week from Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, the $600 a week of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, and the $300 through the Lost Wages Assistance program.
The Department of Labor has issued guidelines to claiming pandemic unemployment benefits as a tax exemption for tax year 2020.
If you are married, each spouse claiming unemployment benefits will receive the same exemption on taxes up to $10,200.
The following information can also be found on our hireguam.com system. Ensure you follow all of the rules and regulations. You will see a banner with a link that will take you to an information page on how to file the tax exclusion and how to file an amendment if you filed your 2020 taxes prior to the enactment of the American Rescue Plan, which created the tax exclusion.
Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Drops In March While Jobs Increase Thursday, April 15, 2021
The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percentage points to reach 4.5 percent in March while the state saw a significant increase in the number of jobs.
“March is yet another month where we have seen job growth throughout the state,” said Labor Commissioner Mark Butler. “EmployGeorgia is showing triple the amount of job listings that we were seeing at the start of pandemic. Georgia has gained a vast majority of the jobs that were lost since March of last year, and we continue to remain strong in economic growth and business development.”
New unemployment aid claims continue downward trend gjsentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gjsentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.