News Archived Quarterly Newsletters 3rd Quarterly Newsletter 2017 Filing and Paying UI Timely Saves Money 2017 - Current 2nd Quarterly Newsletter 2017 UI eServices for Employers…Enroll now! 2017 - Archived 1st Quarterly Newsletter 2017 Fast, Simple, Secure Communication - For Free! 2017 - Archived 4th Quarter 2016 Taxable Wage Base - Calculating Excess & Taxable Wages 2016 - Archived 3rd Quarter 2016 Is Your Address Current? 2016 - Archived 2nd Quarter 2016 Does Your Account Have a Credit Balance? 2016 - Archived 1st Quarter 2016 Reap the Benefits of Filing and Paying UI Taxes Electronically 2016 - Archived 4th Quarter 2015 Quarterly Report Reminders 2015 - Archived 3rd Quarter 2015 Common Reporting Errors 2015 - Archived 2nd Quarter 2015 2015 Unemployment Insurance Law Changes That Impact Employers – Effective July 1, 2015 2015 - Archived 1st Quarter 2015 Meet UI Claims 8-Day Response Deadlines With the State of Montana’s File Transfer Service 1st Quarter 2015 - Archived 4th Quarter 2014 Quarterly Report Reminders 2014 - Archived 3rd Quarter 2014 Filing Montana Unemployment Insurance (UI) quarterly reports and making payment by the due date can result in significant cost savings to your business. 2014 - Archived 2nd Quarter 2014 We’d like to sincerely thank everyone who has visited our new UI eServices for Employers and encourage others to do the same. 2014 - Archived 1st Quarter 2014 If you cannot file electronically, please use the forms provided by the Department. 2014 - Archived 4th Quarter 2013 Our new UI tax system and UI eServices for Employers will be available for first quarter 2014 report filing. 2013 - Archived 3rd Quarter 2013 During the recent prolonged recession, with much higher levels of unemployment and multiple federal benefit extensions, UI programs nationwide experienced higher levels of improper benefit payment. 2013 - Archived 2nd Quarter 2013 The following UI legislation was passed in 2013 that affects employers. We will provide additional information on House Bill 127 in our next quarterly newsletter. 2013 - Archived 1st Quarter 2013 In 2014, all Montana Employers (and those who do payroll) will be able to access UI information through the new DLI Employer Web Portal! 2013 - Archived 4th Quarter 2012 The taxable wage base for experience rated employers for calendar year 2013 is $27,900 as compared to $27,000 in 2012. The 2013 taxable wage base is 80% of the 2011 average annual wage in Montana. 2012 - Archived 3rd Quarter 2012 Your UI tax is due in full at the end of each quarter and keeping up with the amount due may have a positive impact on your computed UI rate. 2012 - Archived 2nd Quarter 2012 Unemployment Insurance law covers services performed by officers of a corporation and members of a Limited Liability Company (LLC) that is taxed for federal tax purposes as a corporation. 2012 - Archived 1st Quarter 2012 It’s a new year and the perfect time to consider on-line filing! 2012 - Archived 4th Quarter 2011 UI contribution rate notices for experience rated employers* were mailed the week of December 13, 2011. 2011 - Archived 3rd Quarter 2011 Your UI Tax is due in full at the end of each quarter and keeping up with the amount due may have a positive impact on your computed UI rate. 2011 - Archived 2nd Quarter 2011 HB80-Unemployment Insurance’s general revisions bill, clarifies that: Partners, sole proprietors and LLC members (who file tax as either a sole proprietorship or partnership) should not report their business draws as wages. 2011 - Archived 1st Quarter 2011 Warp on the Web (WOW) is our on-line filing service. If you are not a WOW user, first quarter is a good time to start using WOW so excess and taxable wages calculate correctly through the year. 2011 - Archived 4th Quarter 2010 UI contribution rate notices for experience rated employers* were mailed the week of December 14, 2010. 2010 - Archived 3rd Quarter 2010 Montana Unemployment Insurance Division is required to notify employers that wage information and other confidential unemployment compensation information may be requested and utilized for other governmental purposes, including, but not limited to, verification of an individual’s eligibility for other governmental programs, by authority of Section 603.11(b) of 20 CFR. 2010 - Archived 2nd Quarter 2010 A probationary period is a useful tool for employers to determine if an employee is going to “work out” for long term employment. 2010 - Archived