Form 940: Out-of-balance issues

If you try to create a 940 payment or file a Form 940 and receive an out-of-balance message, then not all of your state unemployment insurance (SUI) tax payments have been paid or recorded properly in your payroll account.

Research SUI out-of-balance issues

Here are a few simple tips you can use to figure out SUI out-of-balance issues:

• Check your historical tax payments to make sure that the amounts were correct and that they were recorded in the correct quarter. To do so:

1. Go here.
   (Or click the Taxes & Forms tab.)
2. Click View Tax Payments you have made or View your Tax Liability Report.

• Verify that the SUI tax rate is accurate for all quarters in the current year. How do I check my SUI tax rate?

Record SUI payments

If you need to enter a missing payment, do the following:

1. Go here.
   (Or click the Taxes & Forms tab.)
2. Click Enter Prior Tax History.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions.

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