Submit employment and wage detail report

Learn how to submit your quarterly employment and wage detail report.

Department of Unemployment Assistance

Online

Unemployment Services for Employers Log in as an employer or TPA

The Details

What you need

Employment and wage detail reports are due quarterly, by 3 p.m. on the following dates:

  • Q1 reports are due April 30
  • Q2 reports are due July 31
  • Q3 reports are due October 31
  • Q4 reports are due January 31

Reports can be submitted by the employer or by third party administrators (TPAs).

To submit reports, you will need:

  • The Employer Account Number (EAN)
  • Employee details, include their Social Security number and full name
  • Hours worked, gross wages, wages subject to withholding, state income tax withheld, work
  • Work location
  • 12th of the month employment data
  • Adjustment reason code, if needed

How to report

Submit employment and wage detail report online. Files can be uploaded one at a time or as a bulk upload.

  1. Log in to Unemployment Services for Employers
  2. From the Account panel, select View and File Wage Detail Reports
  3. Select File Now for the quarter you need to file for
  4. Follow the prompts to upload and enter your wage information

You can upload CSV, EFW2, or ICESA filetypes.

More info

Reporting paid wages 

Wages include anything paid directly or indirectly to employees, including (but not limited to):

  • Salaries
  • Commissions
  • Tips
  • Bonuses
  • Separation pay
  • Reasonable cash value of board, rent, housing, lodging
  • Payments made in ways other than cash

Wages need to be reported when you pay employees, not for the time period when they earned the wages.

How to pay contributions 

If you have a balance with DUA, payments are due by 5 p.m. on the following dates:

  • Q1 reports are due April 30
  • Q2 reports are due July 31
  • Q3 reports are due October 31
  • Q4 reports are due January 31

Learn how to make payments online.

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