Thank you so much for doing these videos!!! You have no idea how much they actually help!!! Online government forms can be so confusing - especially when none of your friends are self employed and don't know how to help - so thank you!
You genuinely don’t understand HOW GRATEFUL I am for this video, being a freelancer and getting no information about it makes me feel so much better that I finally see someone else has gone through the exact same step by step process that I went through with the same exact time lines 💯
Thanks for uploading this vídeo I was able to do it ! A couple of weeks ago I mess up on a question and got denied 🙅♂️. Thank goddess someone call me from the department and I was able to redo it again .
at 12:20, it’s been confirmed by multiple unemployment offices what to put down for certain questions as they uploaded a guide on most unemployment sites for PUA specifically
Great video! Thanks. I'm self employed. If we already filed an UI application but still no response, waiting for the "call back" in NY - should we give up and go ahead and file the new UI application? I deducted a lot of expenses on my 2019 taxes.. Is there a minimum Schedule C income to get PUA?
I wish I hadn't waited SINCE MARCH for someone from DOL to contact me to complete my PUA claim. Now I"m still waiting eight weeks later after filling it out wrong and answering one question yes instead of no. Ugh. I wish I had found you sooner!
What if i never filed an self employment tax return before but instead a w-4. I started ebay business. Will i qualify? I sold about 1k worth of things only but still consider a lose.
Thank you so much Andrew, I hope you stay healthy and continue providing much need info. I have a question for you, If I were to receive a paycheck protection plan from my employee, who has closed the business because of the pandemic, can I also qualified for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance? As I know I would not qualify for UI but maybe I do for PUA. Can you help me, please?
I just read on there twitter feed ny department of labor that if you are working part time then you can recieve the $600. So best to sometimes quack like the duck lol.
Hi Andrew. I filed the pua application on May 8. I didn’t file the regular ui application because on the page it said if you were self employed you should fill the pua application out. I wonder whether I should go back and also fill the long ui application out as well? I log in to certify my week, but am not given the option to claim the week. Also, I wonder how to get them my Schedule C. How/where to upload, what number to fax it to, or what address to send it to? Thank you so very much for your video and your help!
Thank you! Question , Any info on making a mistake on Covaid PUA form? I answered NO to all not realizing that In fact my industry IS effected! Even Unemployment line people dont know how to fix! Can you let me know or others? Because Ive come to find out that MANY have made this mistake!! Thank you!
You have to email them and request a new PUA form, or if you are lucky u can try and get them on the phone.. I also made a mistake on my PUA and I emailed them and they sent me another form...
Hey thanks for the vid andrew! I went thru the exact same process as you! My regular ui is still pending but i do receive pua. Quick question.. how long does the $600 by itself last for? 39 weeks?
Andrew H. Kim wow.. thanks! The website says up to 39 weeks smh. There has to be another extension of some sort since we don't qualify for regular ui. Thanks again!
For the certification questions, it asks "Including self-employment, did you work?" My self employment job is gone but I have a second job that works remotely Currently I am working once a week with the part time job that is not part of self employment. Does that make my answer a yes? And do I include that in the earnings section?
hi sir i want to know i never work before but i work last year 2020 w2 $12000 oct,nov , dec, 3 month only and jan1,2021 i came unemployed .sir i want to know if i apply for unemployment benefits i qualify or not because i not work 8 month please sir let me know thanks
I applied a few weeks ago, it was pending for a while, I logged into my acct early last week and it says “weekly payment $182” but I got a letter in the mail saying my u emolument was DENIED, is this $182 PUA?? And then additionally I’ll get the $600?? I’m so confused by all this.. it also said the last time I certified was for the week of 5/24 and that my payment was released on 5/22 but nothing is in my bank acct!! Has this happened to anyone else?? I did apply for the PUA but never heard anything back yet...
if you're a 1099 freelancer, you probably got denied for regular W2 UI. Then you get kicked over to the PUA pool of applicants, and eventually get the same benefits. It seems they just approve everyone for the NYS minimum $182/wk, until you upload your 2019 tax documents (schedule C) showing your earnings. Then they adjust accordingly, up to a maximum $504 depending on your earnings. the paper mail letter is way backlogged, so you'll get it long after you get a message through the portal. the portal is also somewhat backlogged, so the info isn't entirely current. hang in there...i saw changes on my portal, but it took a little longer to actually get paid. eventually i got paid, then backpay. just takes awhile to process.
@@andrewhkim So the back pay comes later ..Is there any additional steps for this or do they just give the 182x's the weeks you have been unemployed on claim?
Hi! I made a huge mistakes marking X to eligible instead of not eligible when they sent me the questions that I have to sign in order to get the back pay. I sent them a message right away that I made a huge mistakes and please! be considerate.No response yet, Do you think they still give more chances?
Hi I made a mistake here are you otherwise able to work I press (no).but I am able to work.and thay says you are not eligible for PUA. Can you guys tell me what should I do pls.thanks
Hi! I saw already the amount payable I claimed but until now it is not in my bank account yet neither no letters from DOL ,( claim processed June 14) it said. How long I have to wait to get it?
Andrew H. Kim I did send massage and also trying to get them on phone but no response. My application is saying pending and no payment have been made . I am kinda confused that weather I eligible at this point or not.
Me too! I filed a claim for a hearing, which is when you want them to reconsider your application in lieu of your error. I can't get anyone on the phone so I recommend doing that and keep trying to get someone on the phone!
@@sabrimohiuddin5367 was it the question about whether your able to work via telecom? That was my confusion, I thought it was asking me if I was available for work via phone, not if my job as a self employed person would pay me to work from home. ugh!
I am an independent contractor and i teach classes online. The company is in Hong Kong so adding them when I do the weekly claim does not work. I make about 100 dollars a month since march and I want to know how do I claim it on the form.
If I am a full time college student who only works over the summers am I eligible to claim PUA benefits. I would be working there right now if not for travel safety concerns because of COVID-19.
Andrew I submitted a form last week and it looked good I went back on today and inadvertently made changes to the form and resubmitted it now says I'm ineligible, can I access and change the form I submitted accidentally today?
@@jeffmartin-thedude4503How did you message them? I made the same mistake and couldn't message them at all, so I submitted a claim for hearing to revise the application
I filed for unemployment on a 1099, I haven’t heard from them since then, but when i log into my account and go to unemployment services it still says file a claim, is that normal or do i have to file again? Thanks
are you a freelancer? if so, then i got the same UI rejection letter. it's just saying that you don't qualify under regular W2 UI, but then kicks you over to 1099 PUA. the paper letter is also weeks behind. i didn't do anything w/ it, and eventually PUA started paying out.
Hello,thanks for sharing video. I have submitted my pua application wrongly by mistake so is it possible to correct and submit again. Because it already showing your application is submitted
Hey! That happened to me right no i clicked the Y answer instead of No and submitted,I got a respond from the labor that I am not eligible for the benefits . But I signed up for UI hopefully I can not be deny
Hey, did you get any confirmation numbers from the new application submissions? I think only the old UI application generates a confirmation # but I was directed to fill out the newer applications. DOL is saying new applications may be in limbo if it didn’t get a confirmation number.
What happens to those people that started a self employment job in January and don’t have a income tax record for 2019 or 2018 ? Can they still apply ?
I made a mistake on the PUA form clicking yes for being able to work over the telephone, and got denied.... Is there a way I can correct that or reapply?
I made the same mistake! I tried reapplying and as the application is still pending, I couldn't. I filed a claim for a hearing explaining my error. Let me know if you have any better results!
@@krisv.bernard6550 I tried to reapply bit couldn't, I faxed them a note explaining my situation and they never replied, sent them 3-5 emails no reply smh.
I made a mistake also when I submitted pua and it says i m not eligible and also i got the e-mail from dol says "Our records indicate that you recently submitted the online form null to the NYS Department of Labor." Now when i call them automated recording says i have valid claim but money showing $ 0 and its says 104 days remaining dont know what's going on.now i m thinking to apply again pua.
@@andrewhkim ok thank you. What proof i need to show? All i have is business bank account showing GROSS INCOME. I'm talking about ui, not pau. I know i can get the pau
Pending is a good thing for 1099 filers. If they deny you, it’s like they’re kicking you out of the building, instead of just sending you to the right window, which is the PUA window. Which is why they released a new system to filing now, we technically have to be denied for regular unemployment, in order to receive Pandemic Unemployment, and remember PUA has existed less than a month now, yes, it’s federal money, but it all has to go through the states. So each state basically had to design a secondary system to pay unemployment on top of maintaining the existing system, which is currently experiencing the biggest single month unemployment numbers in history. So, if you’re self employed, and you’ve been in pending status for awhile now, and you’ve done a pandemic unemployment application already, you should be good. They want to pay you, they just want to pay you with the right pot of money. So just keep claiming every Sunday, like you have been and just wait. And DO NOT fill out another application if you’re still in pending. You’ll just adding yourself to the end of the queue, making not just the wait for yourself unnecessarily longer, but also the people’s behind you. Only do the application if your claim was denied or you haven’t already done the PUA application. Hope this info makes sense and helps someone. I have reason to believe we should be getting an update on our benefits and payout before the week ends. 🤞
Because of your help. I was able to fill out my application. Thank you so much. Have a good day.
Thank you so much for doing these videos!!! You have no idea how much they actually help!!!
Online government forms can be so confusing - especially when none of your friends are self employed and don't know how to help - so thank you!
You genuinely don’t understand HOW GRATEFUL I am for this video, being a freelancer and getting no information about it makes me feel so much better that I finally see someone else has gone through the exact same step by step process that I went through with the same exact time lines 💯
Amazingly well made video. A cut above about 99% of similar videos on YT. Well done.
🙏🏼
Thanks for uploading this vídeo I was able to do it ! A couple of weeks ago I mess up on a question and got denied 🙅♂️. Thank goddess someone call me from the department and I was able to redo it again .
Tita Perez
Hi! I mess up with my pua application, do you have idea what I can do to make it right? I’ve been messaging them but no reply yet.
Janelin Del Mundo yes you need to call them. I was lucky that I got called from unemployment and they fix it.
Thank you so much for your help. You explanation is amazing easy for me to understand.
Keep up the good work step by step detail information
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at 12:20, it’s been confirmed by multiple unemployment offices what to put down for certain questions as they uploaded a guide on most unemployment sites for PUA specifically
Got a link to the guide?
Great video! Thanks. I'm self employed. If we already filed an UI application but still no response, waiting for the "call back" in NY - should we give up and go ahead and file the new UI application? I deducted a lot of expenses on my 2019 taxes.. Is there a minimum Schedule C income to get PUA?
No there is not
@@jaycarl1562 are you sure? I have the same issue. After deductions I show a negative.
@@auntyuber5127 if you are making less, regardless of expenses, because of covid-19 you qualify for PUA, no minimum for PUA UI.
I wish I hadn't waited SINCE MARCH for someone from DOL to contact me to complete my PUA claim. Now I"m still waiting eight weeks later after filling it out wrong and answering one question yes instead of no. Ugh. I wish I had found you sooner!
That happen to me but I got a call back from them . Hopefully you will get yours soon . There questions are kinda complicated.
What was the question?
How to check if your application is approved
Thank u What about if you was started and job and the COVID happen ?
hello, if im self employed actor, singer performer who has not made any income yet or very little..can i still apply..and I have nothing to upload
Apply anyway. Worst they can do is reject your application.
Excellent video .
Thank you very much!
Hey Andrew, Are you required are to pay back any pua money ? Thanks for letting me know :)
I don't think so. But, I believe it is taxable on income taxes.
What if i never filed an self employment tax return before but instead a w-4. I started ebay business. Will i qualify? I sold about 1k worth of things only but still consider a lose.
Thank you so much Andrew, I hope you stay healthy and continue providing much need info. I have a question for you, If I were to receive a paycheck protection plan from my employee, who has closed the business because of the pandemic, can I also qualified for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance? As I know I would not qualify for UI but maybe I do for PUA. Can you help me, please?
I just read on there twitter feed ny department of labor that if you are working part time then you can recieve the $600. So best to sometimes quack like the duck lol.
Hi Andrew. I filed the pua application on May 8. I didn’t file the regular ui application because on the page it said if you were self employed you should fill the pua application out. I wonder whether I should go back and also fill the long ui application out as well? I log in to certify my week, but am not given the option to claim the week. Also, I wonder how to get them my Schedule C. How/where to upload, what number to fax it to, or what address to send it to? Thank you so very much for your video and your help!
Good explanation thank you
Does anyone else get a white screen with error in it?
Thank you! Question , Any info on making a mistake on Covaid PUA form? I answered NO to all not realizing that In fact my industry IS effected! Even Unemployment line people dont know how to fix! Can you let me know or others? Because Ive come to find out that MANY have made this mistake!!
Thank you!
You have to email them and request a new PUA form, or if you are lucky u can try and get them on the phone.. I also made a mistake on my PUA and I emailed them and they sent me another form...
Hey thanks for the vid andrew! I went thru the exact same process as you! My regular ui is still pending but i do receive pua. Quick question.. how long does the $600 by itself last for? 39 weeks?
Should be 17 weeks. 4/5 - 7/31
Andrew H. Kim wow.. thanks! The website says up to 39 weeks smh. There has to be another extension of some sort since we don't qualify for regular ui. Thanks again!
State benefits are 39 weeks. Federal PUA is $600 for 17 weeks
Andrew H. Kim got cha! Thanks again!
Pua by itself is 39 weeks man.
For the certification questions, it asks
"Including self-employment, did you work?"
My self employment job is gone but I have a second job that works remotely
Currently I am working once a week with the part time job that is not part of self employment. Does that make my answer a yes? And do I include that in the earnings section?
You need to report everything if not they will make you pay back the difference be very careful.
hi sir i want to know i never work before but i work last year 2020 w2 $12000 oct,nov , dec, 3 month only and jan1,2021 i came unemployed .sir i want to know if i apply for unemployment benefits i qualify or not because i not work 8 month please sir let me know thanks
I applied a few weeks ago, it was pending for a while, I logged into my acct early last week and it says “weekly payment $182” but I got a letter in the mail saying my u emolument was DENIED, is this $182 PUA?? And then additionally I’ll get the $600?? I’m so confused by all this.. it also said the last time I certified was for the week of 5/24 and that my payment was released on 5/22 but nothing is in my bank acct!! Has this happened to anyone else?? I did apply for the PUA but never heard anything back yet...
if you're a 1099 freelancer, you probably got denied for regular W2 UI. Then you get kicked over to the PUA pool of applicants, and eventually get the same benefits. It seems they just approve everyone for the NYS minimum $182/wk, until you upload your 2019 tax documents (schedule C) showing your earnings. Then they adjust accordingly, up to a maximum $504 depending on your earnings.
the paper mail letter is way backlogged, so you'll get it long after you get a message through the portal. the portal is also somewhat backlogged, so the info isn't entirely current. hang in there...i saw changes on my portal, but it took a little longer to actually get paid. eventually i got paid, then backpay. just takes awhile to process.
Andrew H. Kim it went though for me last week! Some of the back pay as well,.,
@@andrewhkim So the back pay comes later ..Is there any additional steps for this or do they just give the 182x's the weeks you have been unemployed on claim?
Hi! I made a huge mistakes marking X to eligible instead of not eligible when they sent me the questions that I have to sign in order to get the back pay. I sent them a message right away that I made a huge mistakes and please! be considerate.No response yet,
Do you think they still give more chances?
call in and redo the application over the phone.
my show Certification already exists for the week, but theres nothing under payment summary. no pendind what so ever. any idea?
Takes a (long) while for the system to update your numbers. But eventually it does show up
Hi I made a mistake here are you otherwise able to work I press (no).but I am able to work.and thay says you are not eligible for PUA. Can you guys tell me what should I do pls.thanks
Hi! I saw already the amount payable I claimed but until now it is not in my bank account yet neither no letters from DOL ,( claim processed June 14) it said.
How long I have to wait to get it?
not sure...but it should start coming in the next 1-4 weeks lol. but at least it's processing!
They never send me the PUA application
Where I gonna put my four digit pin# ?I didn't find any box at the end! I just submit and log out ! Really I need that pin # to claim later !
i made a mistake in my PUA application and that made me not eligible for the PUA. Please help me how can i fix this?
You can send a message through the portal or try calling in.
Andrew H. Kim I did send massage and also trying to get them on phone but no response. My application is saying pending and no payment have been made . I am kinda confused that weather I eligible at this point or not.
Me too! I filed a claim for a hearing, which is when you want them to reconsider your application in lieu of your error. I can't get anyone on the phone so I recommend doing that and keep trying to get someone on the phone!
@@sabrimohiuddin5367 was it the question about whether your able to work via telecom? That was my confusion, I thought it was asking me if I was available for work via phone, not if my job as a self employed person would pay me to work from home. ugh!
What's it mean when i applied for pua at first it was showing zero in my current claim now it's saying current claim 182 $ for weekly benefit amount
I am an independent contractor and i teach classes online. The company is in Hong Kong so adding them when I do the weekly claim does not work. I make about 100 dollars a month since march and I want to know how do I claim it on the form.
if you work part time, then your benefit will reduce by 25% for each day you work until you work 4 days, which will then be 0%.
If I am a full time college student who only works over the summers am I eligible to claim PUA benefits. I would be working there right now if not for travel safety concerns because of COVID-19.
Not sure, but you can always apply and get rejected.
how do i know if i have to add documents ? thanks
If I have chime and it got approved friday when should I be expecting it if I have chime
What is chime?
Andrew I submitted a form last week and it looked good I went back on today and inadvertently made changes to the form and resubmitted it now says I'm ineligible, can I access and change the form I submitted accidentally today?
Best bet is probably to send a msg through the portal or try calling in.
@@andrewhkim Thank you I appreciate that , I did, hope to get a response soon.🙏👍🤘
@@jeffmartin-thedude4503How did you message them? I made the same mistake and couldn't message them at all, so I submitted a claim for hearing to revise the application
@@krisv.bernard6550 I went to my messages on the website, compose a new message explaining the problem and send, should work, good luck brother.
I filed for unemployment on a 1099, I haven’t heard from them since then, but when i log into my account and go to unemployment services it still says file a claim, is that normal or do i have to file again? Thanks
I think you need to filed again
Do you see the View Payment History button? When did you file?
I see file a claim and see 1099g form thats all, i filed on april 10 with updated system of 5 pages
I'm in exact the same situation. Thanks for the explanation re: pending - I was so confused!
Thanks for sharing, I have question if I do delivery service and making 💰 but I lost my full time Uber income can still apply
Don't be greedy
I remember a question on the application that was whether your work is related to APPs, which I understood being UBER, I-FOOD or the like.
What's it mean when i applied for pua at first it was showing zero in my current claim now it's saying current claim 182 $ for weekly benefit amount
U will get 600+182
So I received the UI Monetary determination form saying my Weekly Benefit rate is Zero. What should I do now?
are you a freelancer? if so, then i got the same UI rejection letter. it's just saying that you don't qualify under regular W2 UI, but then kicks you over to 1099 PUA. the paper letter is also weeks behind. i didn't do anything w/ it, and eventually PUA started paying out.
@@andrewhkim thanks for the info.
I show a negative net income on my schedule C. So I put in 0 when asked?
Not sure. Either shouldn't matter though b/c if you're at 0 or net loss, then you should get minimum $182/wk
Hello,thanks for sharing video. I have submitted my pua application wrongly by mistake so is it possible to correct and submit again. Because it already showing your application is submitted
Hey! That happened to me right no i clicked the Y answer instead of No and submitted,I got a respond from the labor that I am not eligible for the benefits . But I signed up for UI hopefully I can not be deny
For uploading supporting documents, cant you upload your 2018 tax showing gross & net if you haven’t done your 2019
yea, you can try. but they might just give you the minimum $182/wk if you haven't filed 2019 yet.
Hey, did you get any confirmation numbers from the new application submissions? I think only the old UI application generates a confirmation # but I was directed to fill out the newer applications. DOL is saying new applications may be in limbo if it didn’t get a confirmation number.
What happens to those people that started a self employment job in January and don’t have a income tax record for 2019 or 2018 ? Can they still apply ?
doesn't hurt to try.
Andrew H. Kim thanks 😊 🤩
I got a keybank card in the mail Thursday with $600, Do I get that weekly,? Do I Have to do anything weekly to obtain that? If so what days?
Connor Phelan how did you know the card had money on it? And did you have to activate it?
I made a mistake on the PUA form clicking yes for being able to work over the telephone, and got denied.... Is there a way I can correct that or reapply?
I as well thinking it was an offer through Jobzone
I made the same mistake! I tried reapplying and as the application is still pending, I couldn't. I filed a claim for a hearing explaining my error. Let me know if you have any better results!
@@krisv.bernard6550 I tried to reapply bit couldn't, I faxed them a note explaining my situation and they never replied, sent them 3-5 emails no reply smh.
@@highradiance144 that's what I thought too smh
I made a mistake why filling my PUI how do I correct it. Now am ineligible
I made a mistake also when I submitted pua and it says i m not eligible and also i got the e-mail from dol says "Our records indicate that you recently submitted the online form null to the NYS Department of Labor." Now when i call them automated recording says i have valid claim but money showing $ 0 and its says 104 days remaining dont know what's going on.now i m thinking to apply again pua.
I did a mistake in my pua application and now it says I am not eligible is there anyway I can reapply again
email/msg/call them and ask to reset your form.
what happens if you put no and you sumbitted it? Cause i did that but i should have put yes
best is you can send a message through the portal or try calling in.
@@andrewhkim how do we send messages through the portal? I go into my messages on ny dol and it doesn't give me the option to write a message.
can I resubmit, I answered no to two of the questions and didn't realize I was wrong, but I already got rejected
email or call them and ask them to reset the form for you.
Did u get your benefit amount already
I did get 2 random $600 payments like a bunch of other people. But my application is still “pending” and showing $0
I have been stuck on Ineligible since April 7th
I am self employed. I made over 300,000 in 2019. Will i be able to get ui along with pua? Im in ny
Yea, as long as you’re no longer working due to the pandemic
@@andrewhkim ok thank you. What proof i need to show? All i have is business bank account showing GROSS INCOME. I'm talking about ui, not pau. I know i can get the pau
@@ricoalfayeed4967 you can't get UI if you're eligible for PUA. PUA is basically UI but for people who are employees
Do other states .
I don’t live in other states. Sorry!
Pending is a good thing for 1099 filers. If they deny you, it’s like they’re kicking you out of the building, instead of just sending you to the right window, which is the PUA window. Which is why they released a new system to filing now, we technically have to be denied for regular unemployment, in order to receive Pandemic Unemployment, and remember PUA has existed less than a month now, yes, it’s federal money, but it all has to go through the states. So each state basically had to design a secondary system to pay unemployment on top of maintaining the existing system, which is currently experiencing the biggest single month unemployment numbers in history. So, if you’re self employed, and you’ve been in pending status for awhile now, and you’ve done a pandemic unemployment application already, you should be good. They want to pay you, they just want to pay you with the right pot of money. So just keep claiming every Sunday, like you have been and just wait. And DO NOT fill out another application if you’re still in pending. You’ll just adding yourself to the end of the queue, making not just the wait for yourself unnecessarily longer, but also the people’s behind you. Only do the application if your claim was denied or you haven’t already done the PUA application. Hope this info makes sense and helps someone. I have reason to believe we should be getting an update on our benefits and payout before the week ends. 🤞
My secret is to have no expectations, then be pleasantly surprised when I get anything above $0 😆
I was in the same boat and received my first pua payment last Monday. But nothing this week so far.
@@andrewhkim in this pua application i did my 1 question wrong could u plz tell me how to correct it
😥😥am alone here.nodody help me.