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Charles Hardy | Last Updated on November 17, 2025
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Form 1099-G is a form that is part of the 1099 Series. This is a series of forms that is required to be filed by businesses, financial institutions, and certain government agencies. The Form 1099-G is used by government agencies to report certain payments to individuals.
Form 1099-G refers to certain government payments. Certain federal, state, and local payments that are made to taxpayers must be reported to the IRS using Form 1099-G. Government entities must also distribute copies to these taxpayers, as they need this information for their own personal income tax returns.
The IRS has made several important updates to Form 1099-G for the 2025 tax year to support new reporting requirements and enhance form accuracy. Here’s what you need to know:
The types of payments that must be reported by government agencies on Form 1099-G include the following:
Federal, state, and local government agencies that make the types of payments listed above are required to file a Form 1099-G for applicable taxpayers. In most of the cases, the 1099-G are used to report unemployment compensation and income tax refunds for state and local. If you receive 1099-G you must include and report this information when you file the income tax return.
There are 5 copies of the Form 1099-G that must be completed. These copies include:
Copy A:This is the red copy that goes to the IRS
Copy 1:This copy goes to the state tax department
Copy B:This copy goes to the recipient
Copy 2:This copy is for the recipient’s state income tax return
Copy C:This copy is for the payer’s records
Remember, you will need to file Copy A with the IRS and Copies B and 2 must be mailed to the recipient. And the Copy C must go to the payer to report some information on their income tax return.
Forms 1099-G must be distributed to recipients by February 2, 2026. The forms must be filed on paper with the IRS no later than March 2, 2026. If you are planning to e-file Form 1099-G, the deadline is March 31, 2026.
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