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On your Form 1040, claim:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unemployment compensation on Line 19<\/li>\n<li>Social Security income on Line 20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regarding filing unemployment compensation and social security income tax, neither Social Security or unemployment benefit payments count as taxable wages so you do not have to report them as income. 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