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This is not possible unless you had some other types of income and had some income tax withheld that you could get as a refund after your income tax return is completed correctly and you have reported your taxable unemployment compensation on your 1040 income tax return.

Actually while the basics of the above, that unless you made estimated payments on tax, or had tax withheld some other way - payroll or money you were to receive from any number of other sources - an actual refund of something you didn't pay is impossible by definition.

But that does not mean that you won't get money from the IRS by a long shot. Again depending on the year and your situation, any number of other government programs may provide you a benefit that would look feel and spend just like a refund - Earned Income Tax Credit is a biggie.

In fact, statistically - about 50% of the people pay no tax at all and of them about 40% actually receive back more tha they paid in.

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People receive income tax refunds if they over paid their taxes. If you didn't pay in over a year, unless there is some other issue involved, you won't receive any refund.

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Yes, if you had paid taxes and otherwise are entitled to a refund (tax rate, dependents, deductibles, etc.)

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