In a recent announcement by the Illinois Department of Employment, claimants who benefitted from unemployment insurance in 2024 have now been issued 1099-G tax forms. These forms are essential for completing both state and federal tax returns. No matter whether one received regular state, federal UI benefits, or benefits from the federal pandemic relief programs which are no more valid, the 1099-G form is necessary.

For those who agreed to receive their tax form electronically, they can access it in their IDES account, for which instructions have been emailed. On the contrary, for those opting out of electronic form will have a paper copy sent to their address registered with IDES. Tele-Serve can also be contacted at (312) 338-4337 for access to their 1099-G form.

The IDES office has made the past seven years’ 1099-G tax forms available online. However, to access these documents, ILogin verification is needed by all online accounts. For more about ILogin, refer to ides.illinois.gov/ilogin. Guidance on 1099-G tax forms is available at ides.illinois.gov/1099g or the IRS website. Queries regarding the 1099-G tax form can be directed to IDES at (800) 244-5631, and IRS can be reached at (800) 829-1040 or IRS.gov for questions about tax filing.

Analogous to how Illinois residents can contact IDES for queries related to their 1099-G tax form, California residents can find the relevant resources to communicate with their local employment department on eddcaller.com. This site guides you on how to get a hold of edd customer service, guidance on the athways to directly speak to a human operator at EDD’s office, and even information about the best time to make a call and avoid long hold times. From getting through to the EDD to having your queries addressed by a live person at EDD in California, eddcaller.com aims to make the process ambiguously smooth.