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Tax Department Tip of the Month

Tax Tip for May 2013

Unemployment Tax Services – Calculation of Your Taxable Wage Base

Taxable wages are calculated and tax is paid only on the first $9000.00 of wages paid to each employee during the calendar year.

Employers should ensure they are properly calculating the wage base used to compute their unemployment  taxes.

Use of Unemployment Tax Services to file wage reports will ensure proper calculation of the wage base as long as the employee wage information has been entered correctly.

By using Unemployment Tax Services:

• you can eliminate overpayment of unemployment taxes
• you help resolve the misreporting of information to the Internal Revenue Service regarding your unemployment tax account
• you help eliminate the need for corrections to your tax account.  

To use Unemployment Tax Services, requires registration. During the quick and simple registration process, you will create a User ID and password that will be used each time you access the online system. To register and to learn about other online services, visit Unemployment Tax Services.
If you have questions, please contact your nearest tax office.

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