CHICAGO (AP) — Some Americans are learning a jarring lesson about unemployment as they prepare their tax returns. At a time when the newly laid-off are swelling unemployment rolls to record numbers, ...

Unemployment catches many people off guard, but losing your paycheck doesn't get you off the hook with Uncle Sam. Here are five things you should know about taxes if you're newly unemployed: 1.

CHICAGO - Some Americans are learning a jarring lesson about unemployment as they prepare their tax returns. At a time when the newly laid-off are swelling unemployment rolls to record numbers, the ...

At a time when the newly laid-off are swelling unemployment rolls to record numbers, the painful surprise for many is that jobless benefits are taxed like income. That leaves many on the hook for ...