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Hello again soupy,

Thank you for the additional information.

Your total income for the year will be the $28,000 from unemployment plus $4,500 from your construction work. The first $2,400 in unemployment benefits is not subject to tax. You are also allowed a standard deduction of $5,700 plus one personal allowance of $3,650. This will leave you with taxable income for the year of $20,750.

Your approximate federal tax liability on this amount will be $2,695 and you would also owe approximately $1,100 in MA state taxes. This is your total tax liability for the year, and some of these taxes may have already been paid in as deductions from your paycheck when you were still working earlier in the year.

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Thank you soupy and let me know if you have more questions.

Expert:	Merlo
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Answered:	10/22/2009

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