{"id":813,"date":"2013-01-22T08:48:31","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T13:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keysolutions.us\/blog\/?p=813"},"modified":"2013-01-22T08:48:31","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T13:48:31","slug":"2013-pa-department-of-labor-unemployment-tax-rate-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keysolutions.us\/blog\/2013-pa-department-of-labor-unemployment-tax-rate-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 PA Department of Labor Unemployment Tax Rate Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Unemployment Compensation Tax Services plans to mail the PA Contribution Rate Notice for the 2013 calendar year, Form UC-657, on December 31, 2012. Important deadlines include:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jan. 30, 2013 is the last day to file a timely Voluntary Contribution.<\/li>\n<li>April 1, 2013 is the last day to file a timely rate appeal for 2013 (a timely rate appeal must be \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 filed within 90 days of the mailing date of the Form UC-657). Note that PA\u00a0does not allow appeals concerning the Surcharge Adjustment, Additional\u00a0Contributions and the Interest Factor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The taxable wage base for employer contributions (per employee per calendar year) increases from the current $8,000 to the following amounts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2013:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $8,500<\/b><\/p>\n<p>2014:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $8,750<\/p>\n<p>2015:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $9,000<\/p>\n<p>2016:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $9,500<\/p>\n<p>2017:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $9,750<\/p>\n<p>2018:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $10,000<\/p>\n<p>The employee portion of the tax is being reduced <!--more-->from .08 percent in 2012 to .07 percent in 2013 (70 cents on every $1,000 of compensation received). The tax base for the employee paid portion of the tax is based on the total wages paid to the employee without any cap limit.<\/p>\n<p>All questions regarding the above can be addressed to the PA Employer Contact Center at 866-403-6163 or 717-787-7679, Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.<\/p>\n<p>Please be sure to read the disclaimer page on our blog. This blog is for educational purposes only and should not be considered as the rendering of tax advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Unemployment Compensation Tax Services plans to mail the PA Contribution Rate Notice for the 2013 calendar year, Form UC-657, on December 31, 2012. Important deadlines include: &nbsp; Jan. 30, 2013 is the last day to file a timely Voluntary Contribution. 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