We have been advised that the Florida Department of Revenue has established a unit which focuses on detecting SUTA-dumping. This unit is identifying situations in which employees have transferred from one employer account to another, but neither employer has provided the Department with an explanation or a notification of the sale or transfer of business. [...]
Service Bulletins
North Carolina Remote Tax Filing and E-check
November 21st, 2008
Attached is a notice from the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina about the Remote Tax Filing (“RTF”) application for submitting quarterly tax and wage information online, and the “E-check” payment option for making tax payments online.
The attached notice refers you to the Commission’s website for information on establishing online filing and payments. The “Account [...]
Anticipated UI Tax Rate Increase in Tennessee
November 17th, 2008
We anticipate that higher unemployment tax rates will take effect in Tennessee on January 1, 2009. Because of a significant increase in unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee, it is all but assured that a higher tax rate table will trigger into effect for all Tennessee employers except those assigned the new-employer tax rate and experience-rated [...]
Alabama Amends Law
November 11th, 2008
A recent amendment to Alabama Employment Security Law makes the state law consistent with federal anti-SUTA dumping provisions.
The federal SUTA Dumping Prevention Act of 2004 was enacted to curb abuses by some employers and prevent manipulation of state unemployment tax rates by such actions as transferring payroll from one legal entity to another for the [...]