Florida woman struggles to get her deceased husband’s tax form from the DEO

ORLANDO, Florida. – When Kathleen Masters’ husband Ron died of complications from COVID-19, she never imagined the state unemployment security system would block the release of her 1099-G tax form.

Masters, who now lives in Davenport, said she had been married to her husband of 37 years when he died on February 4 of double pneumonia.

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“I lost my husband and two brothers in the last 30 days,” a tearful Master told News 6. “He was my best friend in the world, we were together 24/7. 7. I miss him terribly.

Masters contacted the Make Ends Meet team after a Department of Economic Opportunity employee told her she could not access her husband’s tax form without the designated authority granted by the probate court.

“All I need are his papers to be able to file my taxes,” she said. “You can’t (DEO) just print it out? »

Masters presented a paper trail of evidence, including their marriage certificate and her husband’s death certificate.

“With Id.me, you have to have facial recognition. Obviously I can’t do facial recognition because he’s dead,” Masters said.

News 6 contacted ID.me and the security team immediately put protocol in place so Masters could access the DEO’s tax form. The DEO said the re-employment team is in the process of getting Form 1099-G released.

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The DEO told News 6 that it has issued Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1099-G tax forms to applicants for reemployment assistance, and they can be found in the inbox of the assistance in the re-employment of applicants.

If an applicant has not accessed their re-employment assistance account since September 2, 2021, they should consult the Guide to accessing your re-employment assistance account. If applicants have additional questions about IRS tax form 1099-G or how to access it, these frequently asked questions are available with helpful information.

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If you have an unemployment problem, email makeendsmeet@wkmg.com or text the words “making ends meet” with your problem to 407-676-7428.