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19 Child Support Deduction When there is an agreement signed by you or an order from the court requiring payment to the Utah State Office of Recovery Services for child support payments, your weekly unemployment benefit amount may be reduced by up to 50%. The Utah State Office of Recovery Services controls the amount of child support withheld from your benefits. UI cannot make changes to any child support recovery payments or see any court orders. All questions related to child support deductions from your UI need to be directed to ORS. You can contact the Office of Recovery Services at 801-536-8500. Retirement Deduction Retirement income, including disability retirement, may be deducted from your weekly unemployment benefit amount. If you apply for or receive any type of retirement or disability retirement income, you are required to report this information immediately by signing in to your “my Unemployment” account at jobs.utah.gov and selecting the Live Chat feature or contacting the CARE Team. After you have reported this information, a notice will be mailed to you if such income is to be deducted from your benefits. Failure to report retirement or disability retirement, or changes in that income, could result in a denial and possible overpayment of benefits. (See Fraud and Penalties) If you receive retroactive retirement income covering a period of time for which you were also paid benefits, you will be responsible for any overpayment. You will be required to repay Workforce Services the amount of ineligible benefits you received for the period of time covered by the retirement. Tax Liability Unemployment benefits are taxable. You may choose to have 10% of your weekly benefit amount withheld for federal income taxes and 5% for state income taxes. Any