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NCSUITS

The North Carolina State Unemployment Insurance Tax System, or NCSUITS, is a system where employers can manage tax information and payments. See NCSUITS features and resources.

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Create an NCSUITS account to manage tax and unemployment claims information.

If you are the most recent employer of a person applying for unemployment benefits, you must respond to a Request for Separation Information. Learn about Unemployment Requirements.

Find more information for employers below.

Am I Required to Pay Taxes?

Find out if you are required to pay unemployment tax based on your business type, payroll or number of employees.

Tax Requirements

Create or Update an Employer Account

View steps to create an NCSUITS account where you can manage tax and unemployment claims information.

Employer Account Instructions

Pay Taxes and Report Wages

Learn how to file or correct the Quarterly Tax and Wage Report and make a payment. See due dates and penalty charges for late filing or payment.

File or Adjust Quarterly Tax and Wage Report

Quarterly Charging

Charges to your employer account are assessed at the end of each calendar quarter. You will get a letter in the mail about potential and actual charges.

Quarterly Charging

Tax Rate Information

Learn how unemployment tax rates are calculated and how to protest the tax rate.

Tax Rate Information

Third-Party Administrators and Agents

Get information for agents who represent employers.

TPAs and Agents

Tax Audits

Get answers to common questions about the audit process that DES performs to make sure that unemployment tax laws are followed.

Tax Audits

Prevent Fraud

Learn how you can prevent fraud and strengthen the integrity of the unemployment program in North Carolina.

Prevent Fraud

SUTA Dumping

State Unemployment Tax Act (SUTA) dumping is a type of employer tax evasion. See common SUTA dumping practices and how to report fraud.

SUTA Dumping

Workplace Posters

Download the Certificate of Coverage and Notice to Workers poster that you may be required to prominently display in your workplace.

Workplace Posters

Unemployment Requirements

If you are the most recent employer of a person applying for unemployment benefits, you must respond to a Request for Separation Information.

Unemployment Requirements

 

Need Help?

Get help with your accounts, tax requirements, benefit charges and much more.

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