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Information about Bond Contributions
In order to claim a Bond related credit refund, employers will need to submit a written request for refund to the Contributions Office.
Credits will be available for 3 years from the date of creation. Requests for refund can be mailed to DETR/U.I. Contributions, 500 E. Third St, Carson City NV 89713-0030 ATTN: Bond
• For an employer who became or later found to be liable for U.I. Tax for the time period of quarter ending March 31, 2014 thru September 30, 2017, a quarterly Bond Report and associated payment was required to be submitted.
• For further questions related to Bond account status, refund or balance due, please use e-mail group CONTRIB-BOND@nvdetr.org or contact directly at (775) 684-6330. Option 2
Why must I pay bond contributions in addition to UI tax?
Nevada received federal loans to pay unemployment insurance benefits. To repay the loans, Nevada issued bonds. To repay the bonds, all contributory employers, in addition to paying UI taxes, must also pay quarterly bond contributions. (NRS 612.6102-612.6134)
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Update:
As of the quarter ending September 30, 2017, Special Bond Contributions will no longer be assessed. For employers with a current outstanding balance, they will continue to receive billing notices, and monthly interest will accrue until the balance is paid in full. As a reminder, Bond payments must remain separate from UI Tax payments and be submitted in the provided blue Bond envelope.
Additionally, ACH Credit and ACH Debit payment options are not available for Bond Contributions.
Bonds Issued to Repay Federal Loans
The State of Nevada has issued special revenue bonds, as provided for in recent legislation SB515, for the purpose of repaying federal loans needed to pay unemployment benefits.
An advantage to using bonds to pay for these loans is that Nevada will no longer be a federal unemployment (FUTA) credit reduction state for the 2013 tax year, restoring the full federal credit offset of 5.4%.
Additionally, with the loans being repaid, no future interest associated with them will be accruing. Contributory employers subject to Nevada unemployment insurance (UI) taxes will be required to pay a quarterly bond assessment to cover the principal, interest, and administrative payments on the bonds
This notice is to advise you that collection of bond contributions will begin with the first quarter 2014, with a due date of April 30, 2014 and will continue to be collected quarterly from employers until the bonds are fully repaid in late 2017 or early 2018. Bond contributions are separate from, and in addition to, regular quarterly Nevada unemployment
insurance taxes. The collection of bond contributions will be administered using the same laws as those for regular UI contributions.
Quarterly Bond Contribution = quarterly Taxable Wages paid X your assigned Bond Factor.
Bond contribution rates will be calculated according to the formula established in the regulation. Quarterly Bond Contribution = quarterly Taxable Wages paid X your assigned Bond Factor.
Taxable Wage Base for 2021:
Effective January 1, 2021 the taxable wage base for calendar year 2021 is $33,400. (The taxable wage base for calendar year 2020 is $32,500). The taxable wage base for Unemployment Insurance (UI) contributions is calculated each year at 66 2/3 percent of the average annual wage paid to Nevada workers. UI taxes, payable to the Employment Security Division, are paid on an individual's wages up to the taxable wage base during a calendar year. Although total wages paid to each employee must be reported to the Division each quarter, any wages paid to an individual, which exceed that amount during the calendar year, are not taxed.
Mandatory Electronic Payments:
If the quarterly tax due is $10,000 or more the payment is required to be made electronically. This also applies to authorized agents and submitters who file for multiple employers. If the total aggregate amount of contributions is $10,000 or more, Nevada law requires the payment to be made electronically by either ACH Credit or ACH Debit. Electronic Payment System
To begin electronic payments, please contact the Employment Security Division, Electronic Payment System Customer Service, at (775) 684-6345, during regular business hours.
Contents:
What is employee
misclassification?
What is the definition of an
independent contractor?
Why is it important to
correctly classify workers?
What are the penalties that
an employer may be subject to regarding employee misclassification?
Where can I get additional
information about employee classification?
As an employer how can I
correct my error of misclassification?
How can I resolve misclassification issues with the IRS?
What is employee misclassification?
Employee misclassification occurs when an employer incorrectly classifies a worker as an independent contractor rather than an employee.The practice of employee misclassification can be a costly mistake if left uncorrected. It is the responsibility of every employer to correctly identify workers and report wages for employees. If workers are misclassified as independent contractors when they are actually employees, and therefore not correctly reported, there are significant penalties for failure to report wages and pay related Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax.
Employee misclassification can also be an attempt by some employers to avoid their legal obligations under federal and state labor laws, employment and tax laws, including the laws governing minimum wage, overtime, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, temporary disability insurance, wage payment, and federal income tax.
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What is the definition of an independent contractor?
Nevada
Unemployment Compensation Law does not define “independent contractor”
but uses what is commonly referred to as the “ABC” test.
Unless otherwise specifically
excluded, payment for
services is subject to unemployment taxes as an employee, unless the
following three conditions are met:
A. The person has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of the services, both under his contract of service and in fact; and
B. The service is either outside the usual course of the business for which the service is performed or that the service is performed outside of all the places of business of the enterprise for which the service is performed; and
C. The service is performed in the course of an independently established trade, occupation, profession or business in which the person is customarily engaged, of the same nature as that involved in the contract of service.
A written contract alone is not sufficient; all three conditions must be met in fact for the workers to be correctly identified as independent contractors.
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Why is it important to correctly classify workers?
Employee misclassification has serious adverse effects on employees, businesses, and the Nevada economy, including:
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What are the penalties that an employer
may be subject to regarding employee misclassification?
Failure to report wages and pay related Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax
could result in the following penalties:
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Where can I get additional
information about employee classification?
The Contributions Section of the Employment Security Division is
available to help you and will work with you to correctly classify your
workers. Regarding employee classification, please call the Employer
Registration Unit at (775) 684-6310.
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As an employer how can I correct my error of misclassification?
A payment agreement can be negotiated
for the amount due, which will suspend any legal action against your
business, as long as you pay the taxes and penalties due according to
the agreement.
If you have questions or need to make a correction to your reporting,
please contact the nearest Field Audit Office location of the Employment
Security Division, in Reno at (775) 823-6680, Carson City at (775)
684-6390, or Las Vegas at (702) 486-0250.
How
can I resolve misclassification issues with the IRS?
The
Voluntary Classification Settlement Program “At a Glance”
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Alternate Base Period:
Nevada Revised Statute 612.025 adopts an alternate base period for determining entitlement to unemployment insurance benefits. A standard base period for a benefit claim is defined as the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters. If a claimant is monetarily ineligible under a standard base period, the law change allows wages paid in the most recently completed calendar quarter to be considered for determining entitlement. Therefore, the most recently completed four calendar quarters will be used as the "alternate base period."
The impact of the law for Nevada employers is that you may be asked to provide wage information for a specific former employee, for the most recently completed quarter, prior to the usual quarterly reporting due dates.
Note: Even if you supply wage information "early" for an alternate base period, you must report that same information when you file and pay your quarterly unemployment insurance tax report.
If wage information is needed prior to the usual due date for the Employer's Quarterly Contribution and Wage Report, you will receive a request to provide the total amount of gross wages and any tips paid during the most recently completed quarter. The most likely months in which additional requests will be necessary are the months prior to each reporting cycle:
January - wages for the 4th quarter, prior to January 31 due date
April - wages for the 1st quarter, prior to April 30 due date
July - wages for 2nd quarter, prior to July 31 due date
October - wages for the 3rd quarter, prior to October 31 due date
Your timely cooperation in supplying wage information, if requested, is important. The quarterly wages are necessary to determine a person's entitlement to unemployment insurance benefits and, if claimant is eligible, will allow the benefits to begin without delay.