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Unemployment
Insurance Services
Tax Bureau

 General Unemployment
   Insurance (UI) Tax Questions    
(515) 281-5339 
(800) 972-2024

Unemployment Insurance
Tax System (UITS) Questions
(
888) 848-7442
(888-UITS4IA)
iwduitax@iwd.iowa.gov

Unemployment Insurance
Tax Online Reporting System

"Why UITS" Brochure

Search Iowa Unemployment
Services Division

Unemployment Insurance Tax Forms and Publications

Registration Instructions & Suggestions for Third Party Filers

 

Additional Employer Resources:

Iowa Department of Human Services Child Support Recovery

Iowa Department of Revenue

 


Unemployment Insurance Tax
Information for Employers

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

Click here to view available methods to file your Employer's Contribution & Payroll Report and to pay Unemployment Insurance contributions.  The Unemployment Insurance Tax System (UITS), an online application, is the recommended filing and payment method for employers.

My Iowa UI Online Tax System

Iowa Workforce Development is launching a new online tax system called My Iowa UI. This system allows employers doing business in the State of Iowa to electronically file the quarterly Employer’s Contribution & Payroll Report and to pay Unemployment Insurance Contributions online much like the current Unemployment Insurance Tax System (UITS).  My Iowa UI also allows 3rd Party Filers (Agents) to manage an employer’s unemployment tax account with proper authorization. 

The new system will be available for all employers to use in April 2010.  

All employers will receive a packet in the mail containing detailed registration instructions. These packets will go out the first 2 weeks of March 2010.

If you have any questions regarding My Iowa UI, you may contact the Help Desk by calling 888-848-7442, or by emailing the Help Desk at 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 general UI Tax questions call 515-281-5339 or toll free (800) 562-4692.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

  • Attention Magnetic Media Filers! Magnetic Media will not be accepted after February 1, 2010. Click here more information.

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

  • The 2008 Taxable Wage Base is $22,800.

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

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2010 My Iowa UI Seminar Schedule

The presentations will be held at the following locations on the date and time specified. 
 

Metro - Urbandale
Monday, February 22, 2010
Time: 1 to 3 pm
Urbandale Public Library
3520 86th St.
Urbandale, IA 50322
Room A-B
Denison
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 9 to 11 am
The Boulders Conference Center
1215 Donna Reed Road
Denison, IA 51442-2807
Sioux City
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 2 to 4 pm
Western Iowa Tech
4647 Stone Ave
Sioux City, IA 51106
Room 11
Metro - Altoona
Friday, February 26, 2010
Time: 1 to 3 pm
Altoona Public Library
700 8th St. SW
Altoona, IA 50009
Cedar Rapids/Iowa City
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Time: 10 am to 12 pm
Coralville Public Library
1401 5th St.
Coralville, IA 52241
Rooms A & B
Council Bluffs
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Time: 10 am to 12 pm
Public Library
400 Willow Ave
Councils, IA 52241
Meeting Rooms A & B
Creston
Monday, March 8, 2010
Time: 9:30 am to 11:30 am
Southwestern Community College, Room 180
1501 W. Townline St.
Creston, IA 50801
Davenport
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Time: 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Business Industry Center
1951 Manufacturing Dr
Clinton, IA 52732
Room 10, Auditorium
Dubuque
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Time: 9:30 to 11:30 am
Iowa Workforce Development
380 Main St.
2nd Floor
Dubuque, IA 52001
Spencer
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Time: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Hy-vee Meeting Room
819 Grand Ave
Spencer, IA 51301
Food and beverage provided
Fort Dodge
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Time: 9 to 11 am
Fort Dodge Public Library
424 Central Ave
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Burlington
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Time: 2 to 4 pm
Burlington Public Library
210 Court St
Burlington, IA 52601
Meeting Rooms A&B
Ottumwa
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Time: 1 to 3 pm
Indian Hills Community College
623 Indian Hills Drive, Building 12
Ottumwa, IA 52501
Room: Bennett Student Services Center
Mason City
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Time: 9 to 11 am
North Iowa Area Community College
500 College Drive
Mason City, IA 50401
Room 101 (AC101)
Waterloo
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Time: 2 to 4 pm
Tama Hall Conference Center
Hawkeye Community College
1501 E. Orange Road
Waterloo, IA 50704
 

My Iowa UI Online Tax System

The Presentation
We are holding a 2 hour PowerPoint presentation about the Iowa Workforce Development My Iowa UI online tax system. This will give you an opportunity to see actual screens of the system prior to the system roll out. We will share with you the important functions available to users and allow time for a question & answer session. The presentation can be customized to other time allotments if necessary. 

My Iowa UI
Iowa’s Unemployment Insurance Tax Bureau is getting a new online filing system, called My Iowa UI.  My Iowa UI gives employers, accountants and other 3rd party filers the power to manage their tax account securely and conveniently. The development of My Iowa UI was based in part on feedback we have received from staff, employers and other 3rd party filers.  This new system will improve on the functionality of the Unemployment Insurance Tax System and replace a system that is approaching 40 years of age. We are excited about My Iowa UI and the benefits it provides to Iowa employers!

Register to attend a presentation by emailing: Joann.Goode@iwd.iowa.gov.  You must include the following information in your registration email:

§  Location & Date of presentation you wish to attend

§  Name of person attending

§  Name of business or organization

§  Contact phone# & email address

Note - Those interested must register at least 2 weeks prior to the scheduled presentation. A minimum of 12 attendees will be required for each presentation.

For questions regarding the My Iowa UI seminars, contact Andrew Harrison at Andrew.Harrison@iwd.iowa.gov, or by calling (515) 281-7126.
For general unemployment tax questions, call (515) 281-5339 or (800) 972-2024.

Speaker
Andrew Harrison, Business Marketing Specialist
Tax Redesign Project - Unemployment Insurance Services
Iowa Workforce Development

Andrew Harrison graduated in 2002 from Iowa State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and a Minor in Management. Since that time, he spent several years working in marketing for various organizations. Andrew joined The Tax Redesign Project for Iowa Workforce and Development in August of 2009. As Business Marketing Specialist, he is responsible for marketing the new online tax system, My Iowa UI.

Click here to view seminars on classifying your workers correctly.

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Contact Information

General UI Tax
Call: (515) 281-5339 or toll free (800) 562-4692

Unemployment Insurance Tax System (UITS)
Call: (888) UITS4IA (888) 848-7442 or E-mail .

Press 1:   UITS Updates

Press 2:   Technical Issues: Login assistance, server errors, computer requirements

Press 3:   All other UITS Questions: Payroll listing screen, file import, incorrect SSN,   taxable wages inconsistency, payment, trouble printing report, UITS seminars, etc.

Multiple Worksite Report
Call: (515) 281-8185 or toll free (800) 532-1249

Benefit Charges
You can obtain information about a Statement of Charges
or file an appeal by email. 

If the last two digits of your Iowa Unemployment Tax Account number are: 
01 through 50, email:

If the last two digits of your Iowa Unemployment Tax Account number are: 
51 through 00, email:

Correspondence can be mailed to: 

Iowa Workforce Development
Chargeback Unit
P.O. Box 10332
Des Moines, IA 50306-0332
FAX: (515) 242-0494