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Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
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R994. Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance |
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R994-302. Employer Contribution Payments |
| R994-302-101. Employer Responsibilities |
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An employer must notify the Department that it has entered into a business, to report wages paid, to make payments of contributions based on those wages, and to comply with instructions on report forms issued by the Department. An employer must also notify the Department of changes in the business that might affect filing reports or paying contributions. |
| R994-302-102. Due Dates for Contribution Payments |
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(1) Quarterly contribution payments are due from employers who are subject to the Utah Employment Security Act except as noted in subsections (2) and (3) of this section. The payment is due on the last day of the month that follows the end of each calendar quarter unless the Department, after giving written notice, changes the due date. Interest and penalties for late payments begin to accrue the day after the due date. Contribution payments postmarked on or before the due date are considered paid timely. (2) Domestic employers defined in Subsection 35A-4-204(2)(k) may elect to pay contributions annually. The payment is due on January 31 of the year following the year wages were paid. (3) Employers with seasonal employment may petition the Department to only pay contributions one, two, or three calendar quarters a year. The payment is due on the last day of the month that follows the end of the calendar quarter unless the Department, after giving written notice, changes the due date. (4) The Department may establish a different due date for the payment of contributions when: (a) The employing unit can show a reasonable basis for contending that the status of the employing unit as an employer, the status of any service performed for the employer, or the status of any contribution liability is doubtful. Appealing or disagreeing with the Department's decision regarding the employer's status or status of the liability does not in itself show the status is doubtful. Some examples of when a separate due date may be established by the Department are when an employer can show a reasonable basis for erroneously: (i) reporting wages to another state; (ii) not reporting wages it considered to be exempt as agricultural labor; or (iii) not reporting wages for individuals it considered exempt from employment. (b) The possible collection of any contribution will be jeopardized by delaying the collection thereof until the regular due date. (5) An extension of up to 90 days for making quarterly payments may be granted if the employer makes a written request within ten days after the date the written demand for payment is mailed by the Department. Further extensions may be granted if in the judgment of the Department an extension would preserve the possibility of collecting payments due. Interest will accrue on the outstanding balance from the original due date. |
| R994-302-103. Contribution Payments |
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The contributions due will be based on wages paid during the quarter for subject employment, as defined by Section R994-401-205. (1) All contributions or other payments should be made payable in United States currency to the Utah Unemployment Compensation Fund or to a depository account specified by the Department or Utah State Treasurer. (2) Contribution payments will be reflected on the Department records on the day received. Payments other than cash will constitute payment on the day received only if honored by the financial institution. In the event that the payment is not honored in full, the Department will remove the dishonored payment from the employer's account and may assess fees as provided for in Section 35A-4-305 and Utah Code Title 07, Chapter 15. (3) If a non-cash payment instrument has been given in payment and has been returned by the depository institution unpaid, the Department reserves the right thereafter to accept from the employer only cash, certified cashier's check, or money order. (4) Contributions, interest or penalty payments received without a report or billing will be applied first to any unpaid costs, then to the oldest quarter in which an amount is due and will be applied first to the contributions, then to the interest and finally to the penalties due in that quarter. Payments will be applied in this manner unless the employer or Department specifies otherwise. Payments accompanied by a contribution report or a billing will be applied to the quarters shown on that report or billing. |
| R994-302-104. Due Dates for Filing Contribution and Equivalent Reports |
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(1) Contribution reports and any equivalent reports required of those employers liable for payments in lieu of contributions are due quarterly on the last day of the month that follows the end of each calendar quarter; unless the Department, after giving written notice, changes the due date. Reports postmarked on or before the due date are considered filed timely. (a) Extension for Filing Reports. The Department may, for good cause, grant an extension of time for filing a report if the employer makes a written request not later than the due date of the report. |
| R994-302-105. Other Responsibilities of the Employer |
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(1) The executor or administrator of an employer's estate must give written notice of the employer's death to the Department as soon as practicable. (2) An employer must immediately notify the Department of commencement of any receivership or similar proceeding, or of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, and of any court order with respect to the foregoing. An employer must immediately notify the Department of the filing of any voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy or other proceeding under the Federal Bankruptcy Act. (3) An employer, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, or other person appointed under the laws of the State of Utah who is in control of the assets of an employer, must file timely with the Department all reports that are required. |
| R994-302-106. Adjustments and Refunds |
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Adjustments or refunds for contributions overpaid will be made as provided by Subsection 35A-4-306(5). Adjustments for reports not filed or for reports and contributions filed incorrectly will be made as provided by Subsection 35A-4-305(2). |