Unemployment Reporting - Taxable Wages is 0

Description of Issue

When I create the ICESA Unemployment Report, the Taxable Wage amount for most employees is $0.

Context
  • Payroll
  • State Reporting
  • Unemployment Reporting
  • Disability and Unemployment Report
  • TX TASB Risk Management Report
  • IL Monthly Wage Report
  • Employment Security Report
  • Quarterly Wage Report
  • ICESA Reporting
  • NYS-45 Report
  • CT Tax and Wage Report
Cause

Most employees have already met the taxable wage base for the year and no more tax is owed for these employees. 

Resolution

Review the Taxable Wage Limit value used on the Generate define.

  • If it's correct, the Taxable Wages of $0 is correct in this scenario and no additional steps are necessary.  Submit the report.
  • If it is incorrect, correct it and re-Generate.
Additional Information

Taxable Wage Limit is a limit for the year, and not the quarter.  Once an employee reaches the defined Taxable Wage Limit, no more tax is owed.  

Example: 
Taxable Wage Limit = $12,000.  This means that the organization is responsible for paying unemployment tax on the first $12,000 for each employee.

Employee John Smith earns $12,500 in Quarter 1 and $10,500 in Quarter 2. 

In the Quarter 1 report, Taxable Wages = $12,000 and the limit is met for this emp. 

In the Quarter 2 report, Taxable Wages = $0 because the limit was already met for this emp in Quarter 1.

Review the Calculations for Excess wages and Reportable Wages section starting on Page 20 in the Reconciling Your Unemployment Report document.