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Chele1011
Feb 1, 2011, 02:08 PM
I was lad off in May 2009 and this year (2010) I helped a friend with some work. He gave me a 1099. Will I have to pay back any unemployment benefits and not receive any more?

JudyKayTee
Feb 1, 2011, 02:32 PM
If you collected unemployment, stated that you were unemployed and looking for work, when you actually DID work (either if it's only for a day or two) you have committed fraud. You could be fined, kept from collecting future benefits for an extended period PLUS pay back the benefits.

I would expect to be questioned closely - if you worked off the books (or so you thought) once, it is logical to think that maybe you worked off the books more than once.