On June 27, 2011, Governor Rick Scott signed House Bill 7005 into law. This bill contains temporary UI tax relief for 2012 through 2014 and tightens eligibility for UI benefits. Change in tax rate calculation for 2012 through 2014 As a benefit-ratio state, Florida assigns employers an unemployment tax rate by comparing an employer’s total [...]
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“Temporary” 0.20% FUTA Surtax Expired June 30th
July 1st, 2011
The temporary 0.20% FUTA surtax, which began in 1976, appears to be gone for good. We have been skeptical that it would actually be allowed to expire, since it has been extended eight times, but it has in fact expired and there is no hint of any effort to renew it retroactively. In fact, the [...]