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November 2023
October 2023
August 2023
- Multiple Counties - Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (August 31, 2023)
- Multiple Counties - Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (August 21, 2023)
May 2023
April 2023
March 2023
- Interest Rate Announced: The interest rate charged on all delinquent taxes for the period of July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, will be 7%. (March 23, 2023)
- Multiple Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (March 12, 2023)
- Multiple Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (March 8, 2023)
- Multiple Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (March 1, 2023)
January 2023
December 2022
- Humboldt County – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (December 20, 2022)
- The 2023 California Employer’s Guide (DE 44) is now available online (December 14, 2022)
- The 2023 Household Employer’s Guide (DE 8829) is now available online (December 14, 2022)
- Visit the Rates and Withholding page for the 2022 UI, ETT, and SDI Rates, CA Withholding Schedules, and Taxable Values of Meals and Lodging (December 1, 2022)
October 2022
- Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) Information for Wages Employers Paid in 2022 (October 27, 2022)
- Interest Rate Announced: The interest rate charged on all delinquent taxes for the period of January 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023, will be 5%. (October 19, 2022)
September 2022
- Madera, Modoc, and Siskiyou Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (September 19, 2022)
- Riverside, El Dorado, and Placer Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (September 9, 2022)
- Siskiyou County – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (September 7, 2022)
August 2022
July 2022
- Mariposa Country – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (July 23, 2022)
- Monterey County – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (July 1, 2022)
- Santa Barbara County – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (July 1, 2022)
June 2022
March 2022
January 2022
December 2021
- The 2022 California Employer’s Guide (DE 44) is now available online (December 14, 2021)
- The 2022 Household Employer’s Guide (DE 8829) is now available online (December 14, 2021)
- Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) Information for Wages Employers Paid in 2021 (December 3, 2021)
November 2021
- Visit the Rates and Withholding page for the 2022 UI, ETT, and SDI Rates, CA Withholding Schedules, and Taxable Values of Meals and Lodging (November 24, 2021)
- Interest Rate Announced: The interest rate charged on all delinquent taxes for the period of January 1, 2022, through June 30, 2022, will be 3%. (November 23, 2021)
October 2021
- Multiple Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (October 25, 2021)
- Statewide – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (October 20, 2021)
- Orange County – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (October 7, 2021)
September 2021
- Shasta County – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (September 28, 2021)
- Lake County – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (September 9, 2021)
- Alpine, Amador, and Placer Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (September 7, 2021)
August 2021
- The 2nd Quarter 2021 California Employer Newsletter is now available online (PDF) (August 23, 2021)
- El Dorado County – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (August 18, 2021)
- Trinity, Tehama, and Shasta Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (August 11, 2021)
- Siskiyou, Nevada, and Placer Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (August 6, 2021)
- Plumas, Butte, Lassen, and Alpine Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (July 23, 2021)
July 2021
June 2021
- Madera and Mariposa Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (June 28, 2021)
- Interest Rate Announced: The interest rate charged on all delinquent taxes for the period of July 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021, will be 3%. (June 1, 2021)
January 2021
December 2020
- Visit the Rates and Withholding page for the 2021 UI, ETT, and SDI Rates, CA Withholding Schedules, and Taxable Values of Meals and Lodging. (December 18, 2020)
- Interest Rate Announced: The interest rate charged on all delinquent taxes for the period of January 1, 2021, through June 30, 2021, will be 3%. (December 8, 2020)
- Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) Information for Wages Employers Paid in 2020 (December 1, 2020)
November 2020
- The 3rd Quarter 2020 California Employer Newsletter is now available online (PDF) (November 10, 2020)
- The EDD has issued the annual Notice of Contribution Rates and Statement of UI Reserve Account (DE 2088) for the period of January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021, with the issue date of December 31, 2020. View your DE 2088 or submit a protest to your UI rate online with e-Services for Business. (November 6, 2020)
- The EDD has issued the quarterly Statement of Reimbursable Benefit Charges (DE 428R) and School Employees Fund Employer Statement of Benefit Charges (DE 428F) for the third quarter of 2020 with the issue date of October 23, 2020. View your DE 428R/F or submit a protest to your benefit charges online with e-Services for Business. (November 6, 2020)
September 2020
- Napa, Sonoma, and Shasta Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (September 30, 2020)
- Del Norte, Los Angeles, and Mendocino Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (September 30, 2020)
- Siskiyou County – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (September 30, 2020)
- Multiple Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (September 8, 2020)
August 2020
- Statewide – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (August 19, 2020)
- The 2nd Quarter 2020 California Employer Newsletter is now available online (PDF) (August 7, 2020)
June 2020
April 2020
March 2020
January 2020
- The revised 2020 Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate (DE 4) is now available online (January 28, 2020)
- The 2020 Household Employer’s Guide (DE 8829) is now available online (January 28, 2020)
- The 2020 California Employer’s Guide (DE 44) is now available online (January 23, 2020)
- Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day is January 31, 2020 (January 23, 2020)
December 2019
- Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) Information for Wages Employers Paid in 2019 (December 24, 2019)
- Year-End Notification Reminders: Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), W-2, and 1099. (December 24, 2019)
- Assembly Bill (AB) 5 - Employment Status: Apply the ABC Test to determine if a worker is an employee or independent contractor. (December 19, 2019)
- Visit the Rates and Withholding page for the 2020 UI, ETT, and SDI Rates, CA Withholding Schedules, and Taxable Values of Meals and Lodging. (December 18, 2019)
- Interest Rate Announced: The interest rate charged on all delinquent taxes for the period of January 1, 2020, through June 30, 2020, will be 5%. (December 18, 2019)
October 2019
- Statewide – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (October 28, 2019)
- Sonoma and Los Angeles Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (October 28, 2019)
- The EDD has issued the annual Notice of Contribution Rates and Statement of UI Reserve Account (DE 2088) for the period of January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, with the issue date of December 31, 2019. View your DE 2088 or submit a protest to your UI rate online with e-Services for Business. (October 25, 2019)
- The EDD has issued the quarterly Statement of Reimbursable Benefit Charges (DE 428R) and School Employees Fund Employer Statement of Benefit Charges (DE 428F) for the third quarter of 2019 with the issue date of October 24, 2019. View your DE 428R/F or submit a protest to your benefit charges online with e-Services for Business. (October 24, 2019)
- Los Angeles and Riverside Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (October 14, 2019)
- Make your Payroll Tax Deposit (DE 88) cash payments at a participating PayNearMe location. (October 3, 2019)
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
April 2019
- New updates and enhancements make e-Services for Business more user-friendly. To learn more, visit e-Services for Business Updates and Enhancements (April 24, 2019)
- Multiple Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (April 17, 2019)
March 2019
- Employers: You can now file an Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit charge or UI rate protest online with e-Services for Business (March 28, 2019)
- The 1st Quarter 2019 California Employer Newsletter is Now Available Online (PDF) (March 25, 2019)
February 2019
- Amador, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, and Sonoma Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster for Employers (March 1, 2019)
- Multiple Counties – Current Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers (February 28, 2019)
January 2019
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