Unemployment and taxable social security

[Ed17]

The social security benefits worksheet is including the non-taxable portion of unemployment benefits ($10,200) in the calculation of taxable social security. Is this correct ?

[TaxGuyBill]

Yes.

https://proconnect.intuit.com/community/proseries-tax-discussions/discussion/re-another-new-unemploy...

[BobKamman]

Is anyone else surprised by how many people collected both Social Security and unemployment last year?

I guess at my age I shouldn't be.

[HillBilly]

Really jumped out at me also.  Could be sign of the time we are in, or number of working spouses which are younger..

Shows my "experience" i.e. age, doesn't it.

[hud711]

The IRS just issued new guidance on March 23,2021.After reading the guidance I don't believe it should be included.Does anyone agree with me?How do you interpret the guidance?

[TaxGuyBill]

Nothing has changed in that regard.  Actually, their revised webpage added and clarified that the calculation of taxable Social Security uses the full amount.