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A centralized hub for employers to efficiently manage their most common unemployment tax and claim issues.
Employers must reset their MiWAM account password every 90 days. The rule builds on the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency’s robust anti-fraud efforts to better protect accounts and vital information. This affects employers and third-party administrators who have access to an employer’s MiWAM account. For questions, call the Office of Employer Ombudsman at 1-855-484-2636. How to change your password.
MIWAM allows you to perform routine transactions such as filing reports, paying taxes, viewing statements, submitting inquiries and updating your unemployment tax account information online.
If you have employees covered by the Michigan UI law, you must register for an employer account.
Register for most Michigan business taxes, and /or a sales tax license using this on-line e-Registration application. You must have your Federal EIN (FEIN) to register using this site.
Watch the Registering Your Business with the Unemployment Insurance Agency video for an overview of the Michigan business registration process. Key takeaway: Specific wage levels must be reached BEFORE the UIA will issue an Employer Account Number (EAN) for your business.
The seminars are sponsored by the Office of Employer Ombudsman, committed to making your interactions with UIA positive while answering your questions about unemployment and tax issues.
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WOTC is a federal business credit available to private, for-profit employers who hire workers from targeted groups that experience difficulty finding work. Submit your completed tax credit application and verification paperwork online through MiWAM for a speedy review and approval.
Michigan's Work Share program allows you to keep your employees working with reduced hours, while employees collect partial unemployment benefits to make up a portion of the lost wages. With Work Share, you can maintain operational productivity and hang on to your skilled workers.
With Employer Filed Claims (EFC), you can submit unemployment claims information online on behalf of your full-time workers who are temporarily or permanently laid off.
The State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) provides a way to report separation information electronically through your MiWAM account.
Employers may request a Registration and Seeking Work Waiver for short term lay off periods. A Registration and Seeking Work Waiver may now be requested on-line through MiWAM.
If you think someone is committing unemployment benefit or payroll tax fraud, or If you suspect that identity thieves have used your personal information to file a false UI claim, report it immediately. Learn more.
With the apportionment program, employers can spread unemployment insurance tax payments out over a full year without penalty or interest.
Employers with questions may call our Office of Employer Ombudsman (OEO) at 1-855-484-2636, then select Option 4.
Unemployment insurance is a form of social insurance, administered by Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA). It is designed to provide unemployment benefits to help workers replace some of their lost wages after they have become unemployed through no fault of their own, such as by a layoff.
The benefits allow workers enough time to look for a job reasonably similar to the one they had. It also helps an employer by keeping experienced workers in the area and available to return to the employer when times get better. Finally, it helps the entire community during an economic downturn, because unemployment benefits are spent locally to buy food, clothing, and other necessities of life that local merchants sell.
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Audits of Michigan employers help support the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Tax Program by verifying an employer is following the Michigan Employment Security Act (MES Act) and Administrative Rules.
This toolkit explains when an employing unit becomes a liable employer under the Michigan Employment Security Act and guides employers through the registration process.
The Michigan Employer Advisor is a newsletter for Michigan employers about unemployment insurance-related topics.
Need to stay caught up? Find current and past issues on UIA's Employer Advisor newsletter blog.
Phone: 855-484-2636 option 4
Email: EmployerLiability@Michigan.gov
Phone: 855-484-2636 option 4
Email: TaxSupport@Michigan.gov
Phone: 855-484-2636 option 5
Fax: 517-763-0223
Phone: 855-484-2636 option 5
Fax 517-763-0223
Phone: 866-500-0017 option 3
Email: BEU@Michigan.gov
Phone: 866-500-0017 option 4
Email: BOC@Michigan.gov
Email: UIA-FieldAudit-Employer@Michigan.gov
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