Tax question from military veteran regarding unemployment benefits?

If you are separating on your ETS/EAS date but are not a retiree, you are only eligible for UI benefits in your state of domicile. That is where you must apply. If you settle in another state, benefits will be coordinated between the two states and will be based upon your domicile on your ETS/EAS date.

If you are a military retiree, you may apply in any state. MA, PA, CA, and NJ are popular as their maximum rates are higher and most retirees income in the base year qualifies for the maximum weekly benefit amount. If you settle in some other state, benefits will be coordinated between the two states.

No. Unemployment taxes are paid by the employer. But you will have to provide a copy of your discharge papers when you apply for UI benefits. There are co-operative agreements between the states for this situation.

Your home state is WA now. If you will not be filing for UI benefits in that state, you will probably have to file a change of address to the state where you now live.

Check with that state UI office for more information.

Thank you for your service!

Didn't know you could get unemployment.

Back when I was in if you got out at the end of your enlistment it was considered to be the same as quitting and no unemployment benefits allowed. Only those denied re-enlistment or kicked out were authorized unemployment. Plus retirees were not authorized unemployment based on military duty, they had to get and lose a civilian job to get unemployment

you apply for unemployment wherever you are, and where you are available to work--one of the questions you respond to is are you able to take a job if one is offered to you, you can't very well do that if you don't live there

the state you apply in will apply to the state your unemployment was paid for the funds to pay you

No.