Question

How to change UI contribution rates

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
January 10, 2023
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how to change UI Contribution Rate and ETT?

QuickBooks Online

QuickBooks Team

It's our priority to ensure that you can update your Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Employment Training Tax rate (ETT), @privilegeins.

Whenever your SUI rate changes, you'll have to update it in payroll to keep your tax liability accurate. I'll guide you on how.

Go to the Gear icon.
Select Payroll settings.
Next to the state you want to update, click the Edit icon.
In the Unemployment Insurance (UI) section, click Edit.
Hit Continue if you see a prompt.
Enter the rate and its effective date.
If you have a surcharge or assessment tax rate, put it as well. Then, enter the rate and its effective date.
Hit Save.

To update your ETT:

Go to the Gear icon.
Select Payroll settings.
Next to the state you want to update, select the Edit icon.
In the CA Employment Training Tax Rates section, select the correct rate.
On the Effective Date field, enter the correct period.
Click on OK.

You may also visit this link for instructions on adding or changing your rate: Update your State Unemployment Insurance rate.

Additionally, I've included an article that will help you stay informed about tax forms, withholdings, unemployment, and other agency information: Payroll Tax Compliance Links.

Let me know if you need further assistance in updating your tax information. I'm always here to help. Take care.

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CreativePrinters

New Member

Your software is not allowing me to set the rate assigned to me by my state. The page insists it should be higher.

I see I am not alone with this problem. How do we set it in this case?

RazzieE

QuickBooks Team

I understand your concern, @CreativePrinters. Here's why QuickBooks Online (QBO) isn't allowing you to set the rate assigned to you by your state's State Unemployment Insurance (SUI).

You may not be able to set the rate because QuickBooks hasn't received the latest SUI rate update from your state yet. Usually, states distribute updated SUI rates towards the end of the year or in early January. Therefore, we will have to wait until the updated rate is available.

I highly recommend contacting our live support team to assist you further with this concern.

Here's how to contact our live support team:

Go to the Help icon.

Select the Search tab.
Once done, click Contact Us.

If you receive a notice from your state, you can discuss this with our live support team.

Once our system receives and implements this rate update, you can refer to this article for more details about changing it: Update your State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) rate.

If you have more questions about your state taxes, feel free to visit the Community space and hit the reply button.

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LA2011

I am following this. QUICKBOOKS has yet to update their system to accommodate the change to the employee withholding rate for PUC in the state of PA. It is quite frustrating that the company refuses to update that rate. There is absolutely no way to change that rate in the settings as it states that it comes from QB tax tables. FIX THIS QB"s

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marieinak

New Member

It hasn't been updated for Alaska either so I have to manually adjust every paycheck (I know it will adjust automatically, but that's not ideal for many reasons). I feel your pain Pennsylvania.

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7012

Hiw to change the UI contribution rate for 2024?

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7012

Sorry, what is gear icon?

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lin_jcaj

Level 9

Hello there, 7012.

I can help you change the UI contribution rates and explain what is a gear icon.

The Gear icon is a common symbol used in user interfaces to represent settings or options. It indicates a menu where users can access various configuration settings, preferences, or customization options for a particular application or system.

You can directly go to the Payroll Settings to update the rate there.

Log in to QuickBooks Online.
Navigate to Settings ⚙, then click on Payroll settings.
Choose Edit ✎ next to the state you wish to modify.
In the State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) Setup section, click on Change or add new rate.
Enter your new rate and its effective date. For most states, the effective date is 1/1.
If you can't modify the current year's rate, please send us a notice. We will update the rate for you.
Select or enter any updated surcharge or assessment rates.
Click Save.

In addition, you can use the payroll reporting capabilities within QuickBooks. These reports enable you to manage payroll taxes and conveniently monitor employee expenditures.

Keep me posted if you need further assistance updating SUI in QuickBooks. I'll be here to provide you with the support you need. Keep safe.

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TAMA_Lori

We are able to update the rates for SUTA but where do we update the max wage to withhold on (ie: $42,000 for 2024 in Minnesota)?

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Paul at VFW

My problem is the limit on the UI rate is too low. I have to set 5.4% but it will only let me go as high as 4.209%. How do I get this limit raised. I hope to only have this rate for one year.

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Sherrie_F

QuickBooks Team

Thanks for joining us here, Paul.

I understand that you want to make the limit on your Unemployment Insurance (UI) to be high or to be raised.

However, this concern would be best handled by our payroll experts. They can arrange a screen-sharing session to review your payroll setup and investigate why the limit on your UI rate is too low.

Here's how you can contact our payroll team:

Hover over to the Help icon, then choose the Search tab.
Click Contact Us.
Type in a short description of your issue and concern in the box provided.
Click Continue.
Select the Chat or Callback option.

Additionally, here's a resource you can browse through just in case you need assistance learning about workers’ compensation insurance in QuickBooks Online: Understand workers’ compensation insurance.

If there's anything else you require additional assistance with when managing your UI contributions rate. Let me know so I can back you up. Stay safe.

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BGuenther1

Good Morning:

I just received my new UI rate from the State of NJ my rate is now 1.100%, as of 07.01.2024, yet QBO states it has to be 1.2 and 7.%. QBO & intuit should not be telling customers what the rate should be. If the state is telling you that your rate is 1.100% you should be able to change it. Please tell me how to put in the correct rate not what intuit feel it should be.

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