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New from EDD AB 1245 Electronic Mandate & State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) Lynne Hamp and Alicia Stansbury October 6, 2016
What is the E-file and E-pay Mandate? Electronically submit: • Tax Returns • Wage Reports • Payroll Tax Deposits
Background • Authored by Assembly Member Ken Cooley • Sponsored by Small Business California
Current Requirements • 250 or more employees • Average State Disability Insurance and Personal Income Tax (SDI/PIT) deposit of $20,000 or more
New Requirements • January 1, 2017 10 or more employees • January 1, 2018 All remaining employers
Advantages • Increases data accuracy • Protects data through encryption • Reduces paper and mailing cost • Eliminates lost mail
Required Forms • Tax Returns: • DE 9 – Quarterly Contribution Return and Report of Wages • DE 3HW – Employer of Household Worker(s) Annual Payroll Tax Return • DE 3D – Quarterly Contribution Return • Wage Reports: • DE 9C – Quarterly Contribution Return and Report of Wages (Continuation) • DE 3BHW – Employer of Household Worker(s) Quarterly Report of Wages and Withholdings • Payments: • DE 88 – Payroll Tax Deposit
Electronic Methods • e-Services for Business • File, pay, and manage online • Federal/State Employment Taxes • File and pay – Web-Service based • ACH Credit • Pay DE 88 or DE 3D payments • State Data Collector • Pay DE 88 payments only
Marketing and Outreach • Designated web page and FAQs • Alerts, news, and banner on website • Mailings: Letters to all employers, inserts, postcards • Updated Employer’s Guide and Household Employer’s Guide • Social media posts (Facebook & Twitter) • Webinars and in-person presentations • Outreach to Associations/Chambers
SIDES Overview Benefits of SIDES Ways to Participate in SIDES Marketing and Outreach Answering SIDES Questions
Benefits of SIDES • Saves time and administrative costs. • Streamlines communication to improve timeliness. • Gives you more time to gather information. • Reduces errors common with paper forms. • Provides the EDD with complete information. • Ensures proper UI payments.
How does SIDES work in California? • Single sign-on for ease and convenience • Electronically provide separation information Reduces Paper
Two Ways to Participate • SIDES E-Reponse: • Designed for a lower volume of UI claims. • Does not require any special programming or software. • SIDES Web Service: • Designed for a higher volume of UI claims and for employers/TPAs who operate in multiple states. • Requires coordination with NASWA to implement special programming for a computer-to-computer interface.
SIDES Web Service • File a Power of Attorney with the EDD. • Sign a Participation Agreement with NASWA. • Confirm participation in SIDES Web Service. • Perform system testing. • Start using SIDES Web Service.
Marketing and Outreach • Webinars and Trade Shows • Educational Tools • Live Customer Support • Dedicated SIDES web pages and FAQs at www.edd.ca.gov/SIDES
Resources • EDD: www.edd.ca.gov/SIDES • National UI SIDES website (NASWA): info.uisides.org • SIDES Technical Support Center: 1-855-327-7057
Fast, Easy, Secure E-Services for Business
TopicsCovered • Features and benefits • Enrollment • Adding access • Filing a tax return • Filing a wage report • Making a payment • Resources
What is e-Services for Business? • Fast, easy, and secure • Requires no software • No cost to enroll and use • 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Features • Register for an employer payroll tax account number • File and adjust returns and reports • Make payments • View and update account information • View payroll tax rates • Close or re-open an employer payroll tax account • And more!
Benefits • Increases data accuracy • Protects data security through encryption • Provides confirmation upon submission • Saves information for future transactions • Reduces paper and mailing costs • Fulfills the new e-file and e-pay mandate
Account Information xxx-xxxx-x
Confirmation x-xxx-xxx-xxx x-xxx-xxx-xxx
e-Services Home Page ABC EMPLOYER 123 EASY STREET SACRAMENTO, CA 95841 xxx-xxxx-x ABC EMPLOYER 123 EASY STREET SACRAMENTO, CA 95841
Filing a Tax Return xxx-xxxx-x xxx-xxxx-x ABC EMPLOYER 123 EASY STREET SACRAMENTO, CA 95841
Filing a Tax Return xxx-xxxx-x