It’s time to start thinking about filing tax returns. If you collected unemployment benefits in 2024, your year-end tax statement is available online.

Claimants can now go into their Michigan Web Account Manager (MiWAM) accounts to view and download their individual 1099-G tax statement, also known as “Certain Government Payments” form. Anyone who requested a paper copy of the statement to be mailed to them should expect to have it delivered by the postal service before the end of January.

The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) is generating more than 261,000 tax statements for 2024. 

It’s easy to view your tax statement online. Follow these 4 steps:

• Log into MiWAM.
• Click on the "I Want To" heading.
• Click on the "1099-G" link.
• Click on the 1099-G letter for the 2024 tax year and save a copy for your records.

The statement shows the total amount of benefits that were paid and how much was withheld for state and federal taxes.

Three things to keep in mind about information on your 1099-G:

• If you notice the total benefit amount listed on the form is higher than what was actually received, it may be due to automatic deductions, such as to repay an overpayment or to fulfill court-ordered payments.
• If you believe your 1099-G is incorrect, request a revised statement by downloading and submitting a Request to Correct Form 1099-G.
• If you received a tax form but did not receive unemployment benefits in 2024, you could be a victim of identity theft. If this is the case, fill out and submit a Statement of Identity Theft.

For more information, visit UIA's Your 1099-G Tax Form webpage.

Enhancing access for Michigan’s workers

Timely availability of 1099-G forms is one of the many ways UIA helps workers navigating the unemployment benefits landscape. The agency also offers many online resources to guide workers through the filing process:

• The UIA Claimant Roadmap, a six-step, user-friendly guide to applying for and understanding benefits. It can be found at Michigan.gov/UIAClaimantRoadmap.
• Sign up for one of the Online Coaching Sessions, which are web-based group sessions led by UIA staff on topics such as filing a first-time claim, understanding a Monetary Determination letter, the protest and appeals process, and seeking work and registration requirements. The First-time Filer session is also available in Spanish. Sign up for a future class at Michigan.gov/UIA.
• Track local and statewide trends in unemployment insurance using the UIA Economic Dashboard at Michigan.gov/UIAEconomicDashboard.
• Phone, virtual, or in-person appointments can be scheduled up to 14 days in advance at Michigan.gov/UIA.
• Answers to frequently asked questions, toolkits, and resources can be found at Michigan.gov/UIA. Find a library of helpful instructional videos on YouTube.
• The Advocacy Program with six additional topical experts who can provide free legal help to workers and employers with appeals of UIA redeterminations.
• The UIA Community Connect program bases liaisons across Michigan to provide hands-on help for workers navigating the unemployment insurance application process. Over the past year, liaisons have attended more than 900 events to assist people in 78 of Michigan’s 83 counties
• Renovations at UIA Local Offices in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Saginaw, and Sterling Heights to create an improved user experience and make security upgrades.

Modernizing, transforming UIA

The many online resources for workers are part of a sweeping transformation of the UIA into a national model for fast, fair, and fraud-free service. Other innovations include: 

• Initiated the planning and design of a new computer system, called MiUI, to replace the decade-old MiWAM that workers use to file for benefits. MiUI will speed claim filing, provide a user-friendly interface, and add robust anti-fraud processes.
• Formed a coalition of thought leaders from the labor, business, and jobless advocate communities as part of the UIA Modernization Workgroup to provide insight on significant improvements in how the agency can better serve Michigan workers and employers.
• Developed the Employer Help Center, a plain language guide answers employers’ questions on unemployment tax and claim issues and UIA programs. The innovative Help Center can be found at Michigan.gov/UIAEmployerHelpCenter.
• Created a Legal and Compliance Bureau to leverage collaborative anti-fraud practices to pursue bad actors who steal taxpayer money. 
• Extended through June 2025 nearly 80 limited term employees in the Fraud and Investigations Division.
• Required new ethics and security clearance policies for employees and contractors.
• Partnered with the Michigan Department of Attorney General, and local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to stop fraud. Since March 2020, 166 criminals have been charged with unemployment fraud, 125 have been convicted, and 106 sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution.
• Received 100 percent scores on employer audit from the USDOL for the fifth year in a row, from 2020-24, meeting the reasonable assurance of quality benchmark.
• Rebuilt the UI Trust Fund to more than $2.8 billion (and growing). Weekly benefits are paid to workers from the Trust Fund, which is supported by taxes on employers.
• Halted overpayment collections on claims filed since March 1, 2020, while the agency addresses pending protests and appeals.

Need help or have questions about a claim?

Meet with an agent: Schedule an in-person, phone, or virtual meeting at Michigan.gov/UIA.

Chat with an agent: Available through MiWAM Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Call Customer Service: 1-866-500-0017, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Ask Ava: UIA's chatbot at Michigan.gov/UIA can answer many questions.

Find answers: FAQs, videos, toolkits, and other resources at Michigan.gov/UIA.