doppelganger
Junior Member
I live in Maryland, and have been (unfortunately) on unemployment for 8 months now. A few weeks ago, my benefits were exhausted. I spoke with someone at their office who said I could file for an extension. I declined to, as I was on a 3rd interview with a company and felt certain I'd be hired. I wasn't. I called today to file for the extension, and informed them I had enrolled in a night school class (once weekly, 6 - 10 pm). She told me that I'd be contacted regarding it, to make sure I still qualified as eligible for benefits. I am concerned I will be audited (they conduct random audits of people collecting unemployment in MD) and I do not have nearly my full job application history. I am pretty unorganized. Most of my sent mail is gone from my email, and my job application history through Monster and Adecco is spotty, and in no way shows a search history every week (I applied to more jobs from craigslist than through monster or adecco). What if I'm audited? What will happen, will I go to jail, etc?
I'm pretty worried here.
I didn't want to file for an extension for exactly this fear, but I have no other alternative right now as far as income. I'd appreciate any knowledge or advice anyone could give.
I'm pretty worried here.
I didn't want to file for an extension for exactly this fear, but I have no other alternative right now as far as income. I'd appreciate any knowledge or advice anyone could give.