Updating Unemployment Rate

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Your **State Unemployment Rate** is set by the state and is normally updated each year.

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To update your State Unemployment Rate in the payroll program go to the **Payroll Items** screen.

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* From the listing of your employees on the left side select **"Employee List Settings"** in red at the top.

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* Double-click on your **State Unemployment** listed under the **Employer Paid** in green to the right.

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* Enter the rate for the company in **percentage** form.

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** //**Note: **the rate needs to be entered as a percentage. If the State gives you the rate as a decimal, 0.0235 for example, then move the decimal point 2 places to the right, using the example you would enter 2.35//

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* Click** "OK"** and **"OK"** again to update the rate on future paychecks processed in the program.

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**Question: **I processed payroll in the new year before receiving my new Unemployment rate. How do I make sure the rate is applied to those checks?

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**Answer: **To have the unemployment rate applied to checks that have already been processed in your payroll program, follow the instructions below.

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**To update the rate on checks already entered into the program (updating retroactively):**

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* In **Payroll Items**, go to the **"Edit"** menu across the top of your monitor screen and select **"Update Rates"**.

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* From the **"Change the Rate Of"** dropdown menu, select your** State Unemployment**.

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* Enter the rate for the company, again as a percentage, in the** "To" **box.

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** In the** "For Records Dated On Or After" **select the effective date for the new rate.

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\\Make sure this is the **First (1st) day of the year**.

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* Click** "Update"** and the program will go through the employee **Pay History Records** and **recalculate the State Unemployment amount** using the rate entered.

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== Related Pages: ==

=== [[Misplaced Registration Code (RegCode)>>doc:Mac.Installing Updating .Updating Payroll & Tax Tables.Misplaced Registration Code (RegCode).WebHome]] ===

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Read on what to do when you misplace your RegCode.

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=== [[Checking for Updates>>doc:Mac.Installing Updating .Updating Payroll & Tax Tables.Checking for Updates.WebHome]] ===

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Learn when and how to check for updates.

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=== [[Updating State Unemployment Wage Limit>>doc:Mac.Installing Updating .Updating Payroll & Tax Tables.Updating State Unemployment Wage Limit.WebHome]] ===

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FAQ: I have installed the year end update but my State Unemployment Wage Limit did not update. How do I update it?

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