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December 23, 2009  
   
  EMPLOYERS’ TAX RATES: 0.5% Surcharge added for 2009 and a 1.0% Surcharge for all of 2010
 
 
 

As a result of the amount of unemployment benefits having been paid out over the last couple of years there have been legislative changes made. The department invoked RSA282-A: 84 - Emergency Power for the last 3 quarters of 2009, which added a 0.5% surcharge onto all employers tax rates (see below). For all quarters of 2010 a full 1.0% surcharge will be added to all employers tax rates. Negative rated employers (employers whose benefit charges exceeded tax paid ) will have a 1.5% added to their tax rates in addition to the 1.0% surcharge for all quarters of 2010.

New Employer rates for all quarters of 2010 will be 3.7% (includes 1.0% surcharge).

Legislative changes have also been made to increase the taxable wage base. Below are the increases that will be taking place.

Taxable Wage Base increasing from $8,000 to $10,000 effective 1/1/2010
Taxable Wage Base increasing from $10,000 to $12,000 effective 1/1/2011
Taxable Wage Base increasing from $12,000 to $14,000 effective 1/1/2012

More information of these legislative changes can be found at Upcoming Unemployment Tax Changes

Law reference: RSA 282-A:8

 

Quarterly Fund Balance Reductions and Surcharges
Year/Quarter
Fund
Balance Reduction
Emergency Power Surcharge
2010-4
0%
1.0%
2010-3
0%
1.0%
2010-2
0%
1.0%
2010-1
0%
1.0%
2009-4
0%
0.5%
2009-3
0%
0.5%
2009-2
0%
0.5%
2009-1
0%
2008-4
1.0%
2008-3
1.0%
2008-2
1.0%
2008-1
1.0%
2007-4
1.0%
2007-3
1.0%
2007-2
1.0%
2007-1
1.0%
2006-4
1.0%
2006-3
.5%
2006-2
.5%
2006-1
1.0%
2005-4
1.0%
2005-3
.5%
2005-2
.5%
2005-1
.5%
2004-4
.5%
2004-3
0%
2004-2
0%
2004-1
.5%
2003-4
.5%
2003-3
1.0%
2003-2
1.0%
2003-1
1.5%
2002-4
1.5%
2002-3
1.5%
2002-2
1.5%
2002-1
1.5%
 
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