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Employer Accounts

  • Determines if an employer is subject to New Jersey’s Unemployment Compensation and Temporary Disability laws,
  • Assigns contribution tax rates based on employer’s employment experience,
  • Collects the taxes used to fund the unemployment, temporary disability, and workforce development programs,
  • Collects the wage data used to determine unemployment benefit claims,
  • Conducts periodic audits to ensure compliance with related laws.

Rates

In New Jersey both the employer and worker contribute to the unemployment, disability and workforce trust funds. All new employers (except successors) are assigned new employer rates for the first three calendar years after that a calculated rate is assigned based on employment experience. More

Employer Information

Employer Accounts provides information for employers regarding filing due dates, interest and penalties, penalty abatement, voluntary contributions and More

Treasury Offset Program

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) is now included in the Treasury
Offset Program (TOP) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Federal payments, such as
Federal Tax refunds, will be used to offset outstanding unemployment insurance contributions, with associated interest and penalties due by employers. More

Garnishment

The  Department of Treasury has added the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) to the New Jersey Comprehensive Financial System (NJCFS) garnishment (tax offset)... More

Employer Registration

If you have employees in New Jersey and your payroll has reached $1000 or more, you may be subject to New Jersey Unemployment Compensation and Temporary Disability laws. More

Urban Enterprise Zone Program

An employer who has been certified by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs may be eligible for a rebate More

Shared Work Program

On January 17, 2014, the governor signed the Shared Work legislation, A4189, into law, P.L.2011, c.154 (C.43:21-20.3). The Shared Work Program is an alternative to layoffs. More 

Assessments

Assessments for various state funds have been authorized by the NJ legislature. Combined Assessment bills for the calendar year have a mailing date in mid-July and are due in 30 days. Payroll Tax Services generally do not pay these assessments for their clients. More

 

Automated Telephone Calls

Employers subject to the Unemployment and Disability

 

Insurance laws who have an invalid mailing address in the Division of Employer Accounts

 

Tax Systems may receive an automated telephone message requesting that they contact the

 

Division’s Employer Status Section at (609) 633-6400, option 2 to update their records. 

 

Employers may also  update their address on line at http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/regrecords.shtml.

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