Excess wages
The total excess wages for the quarter are automatically calculated by UIFastTax. You will see the total excess wage amount on line 13 of the review tax summary screen.This field can be edited however, the excess wages change screen requires the user to select the reason(s) for changing the total excess wage amount.
Possible solutions to excess wage calculation errors may include:
- Auto Update (to ensure the most current version is installed)
- out-of-state wages
- review and ensure that all previous quarters for the year are in UIFastTax
- review previous quarter data for SSN inconsistencies between quarters.
Excess wages change
- The OK button will not become available until a selection has been made.
- Clicking the OK button will save changes and return user to the review tax summary screen.
- Clicking the cancel button will return user to the review tax summary screen but no changes will be saved.
Out of State wages
Check this box if one or more employees had out-of-state wages that were paid in another state and these wages caused the employee(s) to reach the annual taxable wage base.
Branch account wages
Check this box if one or more employees reported wages for the same employer under a branch account ES Reference number and these wages caused the employee(s) to reach the annual taxable wage base.
Predecessor/Successor
Check this box if one or more employees had wages with another employer that business is now owned by or merged with your company and these wages caused the employee(s) to reach the Annual Taxable Wage Base.
No year to date
Check this box if wage data for one or more previous quarters is missing from UIFastTax so UIFastTax was unable to correctly calculate excess wages for one or more employees and the employees have reached the annual taxable wage base.
Other - excess wages
Check this box if none of the above reasons accurately describe why you are editing the total excess wage amount and ESD will need to contact you for the reason.
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