January 11, 2021
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Delaware could exempt unemployment benefits from state taxes. How it would work
From Delaware Online
Delaware is considering exempting unemployment benefits that were paid in 2020 from state income taxes.
The proposal would be done through a bill that state lawmakers introduced on Monday with the support of Gov. John Carney.
The bill would also waive the 13-week waiting period before the state could “trigger on” to pay extended unemployment benefits in periods of high unemployment.
The proposal comes after more than 160,000 people filed for unemployment last year as a result of businesses shutting down temporarily or permanently due to Carney’s state of emergency orders to slow the spread of COVID-19.