General Unemployment Insurance Tax Information

All employers who are subject to Iowa’s Unemployment Insurance Law are required to submit the quarterly Employer’s Contribution & Payroll Report and to pay contributions due. For more information about Iowa’s Unemployment Insurance laws, download the Unemployment Insurance Handbook for Employers. 

My Iowa UI Online Tax System

Iowa Workforce Development is launching a new online tax system called My Iowa UI effective with 2nd quarter of 2010. This system allows employers, doing business in the State of Iowa, to set up and manage their Unemployment Insurance Tax account.  Employers will electronically file the quarterly Employer’s Contribution & Payroll Report and pay Unemployment Insurance Contributions online. My Iowa UI also allows 3^rd Party Filers (Agents) to manage an employer’s unemployment tax account with proper authorization. 

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How to file a Quarterly Report:

IWD recommends filing your account online at www.myiowaui.org.

1. When submitting your quarterly report through My Iowa UI

A. Submit wage detail by the following methods:

• Manual entry

• csv format – please refer to the File Import Instructions for additional information.

• Secure File Transfer – eMail IWD at iwduitax@iwd.iowa.gov for more information on setting up Secure File Transfer.

B. Payment Options

• eCheck

• Paper voucher

• ACH credit – for ACH Credit Transfer application,  Form 53-0110

• Credit Card

2. When submitting a quarterly report by paper

A. Download a blank report (Employer’s Contribution & Payroll Report, form 65-5300)

B. Submit payment by paper check or money order enclosed with voucher, form 68-0434, and report.

• Reports must be postmarked by the quarterly due date or a penalty will be assessed.

For file import assistance, call 888-848-7442, select option 3 or iwduitax@iwd.iowa.gov.

All employers will receive a packet in the mail containing detailed registration instructions. These packets will go out the last two weeks of June 2010. This packet may be downloaded here.

If you have any questions regarding My Iowa UI, please contact My Iowa UI Customer Service team at (888) 848-7442, or by e-mail to iwduitax@iwd.iowa.gov.

Representatives are available from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

Take a look at the My Iowa UI brochure for more information.

For detailed information about the system, view the My Iowa UI Overview.

For general UI Tax questions call (515) 281-5339 or toll free (800) 562-4692.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• The 2010 Taxable Wage Base is $24,500.

• The 2009 Taxable Wage Base is $23,700.

•  For information on filing the Multiple Worksite Report online, contact (800) 532-1249 or  (515) 281-8185.

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