Cause: The unemployment tax may not be attached to a work location. QTD taxable wages are calculated as follows.
QTD Taxable Wages
a) If SUTA is subject to all work locations, Method (1) is used otherwise Method (2).
Method (1):
- Total employee earnings of Regular, Benefit, Earned Income Payments, Reported Tips or Net Check types for reporting quarter.
- Total employee earnings of Non-Wage type for reporting quarter if SUTA is attached in Earnings Type Maintenance (02.270.00) screen.
- Only earnings in selected on the screen Work Locations are included.
Method (2):
- Total employee earnings of Regular, Benefit, Earned Income Payments, Reported Tips, Non-Wage or Net Check types for reporting quarter.
- Only earnings in work locations whose ID has SUTA attached in Work Location Maintenance (02.280.00) are included.
- Only earnings with SUTA attached in Earnings Type Maintenance (02.270.00) screen are included.
- Only earnings in selected on the screen Work Locations are included.
b) Exemptions need to be subtracted from total of employee earnings after Method (1) or (2):
- Exemptions are recalculated total of all exemptions/credits attached to SUTA deduction for reporting quarter.
- Only exemptions on base of deduction id are included.
- If total of employee earnings turns to negative after exemption/credit subtraction, other exemptions/credits will be skipped.
Resolution: Attach the state unemployment tax ID to the appropriate work location(s).