Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
Be on the lookout for your updated State Unemployment rate and maximum. You should be receiving notices at the end of year at latest. Please let us know when you receive them or if you have any questions.
Blessings to all of you.
– Choice Bookkeeping.
Important Update to Arizona’s Unemployment Insurance Tax Program
Effective January 1, 2023: Arizona’s Unemployment Taxable Wage Base Will Increase to $8,000
In 2021, Governor Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1828, which increased the maximum taxable wages from $7,000 to $8,000 for Unemployment Insurance (UI) compensation purposes, effective calendar year 2023. Senate Bill 1828 has already led to significant changes for claimants who receive benefits, including a reduction of the number of weeks for which claimants are eligible for benefits. This legislation also made other changes to the UI program, including additional program integrity requirements.
In Arizona, you are currently required by law to pay UI taxes on the first $7,000 in gross wages paid to each of your employees in a calendar year. Beginning January 1, 2023, you will be required to pay UI taxes on the first $8,000 in gross wages paid to each of your employees.
IMPORTANT: The increase to the taxable wage base does not impact wages paid to your employees during calendar year 2022.
For additional information, including general information about Arizona’s UI Tax program, please visit www.azuitax.gov or call (602) 771-6606.