If you receives a 1099-G despite never having made a claim for unemployment benefits, you should take the follow steps.
- Contact the state agency to report that your identity has been used to claim UI benefits. You can find the specific contact information using the state contact guide found here: https://support.thomas-and-company.com/hc/en-us/articles/360059003794.
- Report the fraud to your HR department.
- You should also alert your HR Department so this potential fraud case can be reported to Thomas & Company. Once reported to us, Thomas & Company will reported the fraud to the State Workforce Agency and we will monitor the case to protect your employer's account from fraudulent charges.
- File a report with both the FTC and the IRS.
- You should report the identity theft to the FTC at https://identitytheft.gov. The FTC site also provides you with a personalized recovery plan based on the information that you provided. With an account, the FTC can walk you through each step of the recovery process, update the plan as needed and track your progress as well as provide pre-filled forms and letters that may be needed,
- You should also report the identity theft to the IRS to help avoid paying taxes on the 1099-G income. This can be done via phone at 1-800-908-4490 or by filing an IRS Form 14039 – Identity Theft Affidavit (https://irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f14039.pdf)