Form 1099-G - Box 5 - RTAA Payments
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Per IRS Instructions for Recipient for Form 1099-G, page 5:

Box 5. Shows reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) payments you received. Include on the “Other income” line of Schedule 1 (Form 1040).

To access Box 5 of Form 1099-G in the TaxAct program (if you need help accessing Form 1099-G in the TaxAct program, go to our Form 1099-G - Entering Unemployment Compensation in Program FAQ.):

  1. From within your TaxAct return (Online or Desktop), click Federal (on smaller devices, click in the top left corner of your screen, then click Federal).
  2. Click the Other Income dropdown, then click Prizes, awards or other miscellaneous income
  3. On the screen titled Miscellaneous - Amounts Received, use the data entry fields Reemployment trade adjustment assistance to enter amount.

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