When you file for and receive unemployment, you also create records of the benefits that you receive.
Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits are taxable. The information gets reported yearly to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance. The form that details your benefits payments is an IRS Form 1099-G, which summarizes your payments for the previous year. You will receive your 1099-G by January 31 each year.
2026 Update
Iowa Workforce Development is beginning the process to distribute 1099-G tax forms to claimants. Your 1099-G form will be provided by late January 2026 and will include the following information:
- Unemployment insurance benefits paid to you between December 26, 2024, and December 31, 2025
- Any federal and/or state taxes withheld
This information is also reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Iowa Department of Revenue.
1099-G Delivery Options
- If you selected to receive your 1099-G form electronically, it will be provided to the email addressed on your iowaworks.gov account.
- If you selected to receive your 1099-G form by postal mail and have changed your address since your last claim, please update your mailing address by logging into your iowaworks.gov account.
If you do not receive your 1099-G by February 17, 2026, log into your iowaworks.gov account to view and download a copy of the form.
How Do I Update My Address or Request a 1099-G Form?
You can now request a 1099-G or update your address on iowaworks.gov. Using iowaworks.gov is the easiest way to manage not only your 1099-G information, but also the rest of the actions on your unemployment claim.
Separately, you can request a 1099-G by completing the 1099-G request form.
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