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Special Instructions for Uploading Quarterly Reports

Note changes: A grand total out of state wage figure will no longer be allowed. The individual amounts must be entered in the “2S” positions “129-137”. In addition the two digit state abbreviation will be required in the “2S” positions “138 & 139” indentifying which state the wages were earned in. If more than one state before permanently moved/transferred to Arkansas use the first state.

Example: worked in CA and then TX before transferred to AR you will enter “CA” and add a total of both wage amounts in positions 129-137 in the 2S record.

Date: June 2012
Record Name: Codes 1E & 2E Employer Records

Code 1E – Employer Record Length = 137

LocationFieldLengthDescription & Remarks
*1-2Record Identifier2Constant “1E”:
*3-6Payment Year4Enter the year for which the report is being prepared. Enter numeric characters only. e.g. 2009 is listed as ‘2009’.
*7-15Federal ID Number9Enter only numeric characters. Enter your federal id (EIN) Do NOT list “Applied For.” The DWS nine digit account number is entered in the 2S record 3-14.
16-24State/Local 69 Number9If not applicable, enter blanks.
*25-74Employer Name50Left justify and fill with blanks.
*75-114Street Address40Left justify and fill with blanks.
115Foreign Address1If the information shown in positions 75-114 of the Code 1E record and in positions 3-47 of the Code 2E record is for a foreign address (i.e. ‘ outside of the U.S. and U.S. territories and possessions, and not APO or FF enter the letter ‘X’ in this field. Otherwise, enter a blank.
116-128Blank13Enter blanks. Reserved for SSA use
129-137Blank9Blank

Code 2E – Employer Record Length=128

LocationFieldLengthDescription & Remarks
*1-2Record Identifier2Constant “2E”.
*3-27City25Left justly and fill with blanks. If this is a foreign address, also include the name of the foreign ‘state’, province, etc., e.g., Ontario.
*28-37State10USE standard USPS postal alphabetical abbreviation. If this is a foreign address, include the two-character country code, e.g., CN for Canada. Left justify and fill with blanks.
38-42ZIP Code Extension5Use this field as necessary for the four-digit extension of the ZIP Code, being sure to include the hyphen in position 38. If this is a foreign address, use this field as necessary for overflow for a foreign postal code begun in positions 43-47; left justify and fill with blanks. If this field is not applicable, enter blanks.
*43-47ZIP Code or Foreign Postal Code5Enter a valid ZIP Code. For a foreign address, however, use this field for the Foreign Postal Code, if applicable; left justify and fill with blanks; if necessary, continue the Foreign Postal Code in positions 38-42 above.
48Name Code1Enter blanks.
49Type of Employment1Enter the appropriate code:
A-Agriculture
X-Household
M-Military
Q-Medicare Qualified Government Employment (MQGE)
X-Railroad
R-Regular (All others)
NOTE: This code must correspond to the rate of withholding for social security tax in the associated Code 1W/2W records.
50-51Blank2Enter blanks. Reserved for SSA use.
52-55Establishment Number OR Coverage Group (CG)/Payroll Record unit (PRU)4Enter either the Establishment Number or the Coverage Group/Payroll Record Unit number, whichever is applicable. Otherwise, enter blanks.
56Limitation of Liability (L) Indicator1For Section 218 State/local entities only: If applicable, enter the letter “L”. Otherwise, enter a blank. Refer to SSA Glossary.
57-128Blank72Enter blanks. Reserved for SSA use.

Code 1S/2S – Supplemental Records

Quarterly Specifications
Date: February 2009
Record Name Codes 1S & 2S – Supplemental Records

Code 1S – Supplemental Record Length =155

Note Changes: Entries in the “2S” positions “129-139” (Individual Out Of State Wages) are required, if deductions are made from total wages. The “2S” positions “138 & 139” are the identifying two digit alpha characters where the wages were earned.

Date: June 2012

LocationFieldLengthDescription & Remarks
*1-2Record Identifier2Constant “1S”.
3-155Supplemental Data153To be defined by user

For Quarterly Reporting

LocationFieldLengthDescription & Remarks
*1-2Record Identifier2Constant “1S”.
*3-11Social Security Number9Enter the employee’s social security number.
*12-31Employee Last Name20Enter employee’s Last name
*32-46Employee First Name15Enter employee’s First name
47-61Employee Middle Name15Enter employee’s middle Name
62-65Employee Suffix4Enter employee’s Suffix
66-105Street Address40Left justify and fill with blanks.
106-130City25Left justify and fill with blanks. If this is a foreign address, also include the name of the foreign ‘state’, province, etc., e.g., Ontario.
131-140State10Enter the standard USPS postal alphabetical abbreviation. Left justify and fill with blanks. If this is a foreign address, enter the two-character county code, e.g., CN for Canada.
141-145ZIP Code Extension5Use this field as necessary for the four-digit extension of the ZIP Code, being sure to include the hyphen. If this is a foreign address, use this field as necessary for overflow for a foreign postal code; left justify and fill with blanks. If this field is not applicable, enter blanks.
146-150ZIP Code or Foreign Postal Code5Enter a valid ZIP Code. For a foreign address, however, use this field for the Foreign Postal Code, if applicable; left justify and fill with blanks; if necessary.
151Blank1Enter a blank.
*152-153State Code2Enter 05 (Arkansas)
*154-155Optical Code2Seasonal designation (assigned by DWS). If not seasonal, do not fill – enter blanks.

Quarterly SUI

Code 2S – Supplemental Record

LocationFieldLengthDescription & Remarks
1-2Record Identifier2Constant “2S”.
3-139Supplemental Data137To be defined by user.

For Quarterly Reporting

LocationFieldLengthDescription & Remarks
*1-2Record Identifier2Constant “2S”.
*3-14State DWS Account Number12Left justify alignment, enter the nine digit DWS account number (Example: 000123456 ) and leave last three spaces blank.
*15-18Reporting Period4Enter the last month and year for the calendar quarter for which this report applies; e.g., ‘0306″ for January-March of 2006; ‘0607″ for April- June of 2007.
*19-27State Quarterly
Unemployment Insurance
Total Wages
9Right justify and zero fill. More than 7 figures will require breakdown-each set of numbers totaling the full amount. Must be different numbers e.g. 500,000.00 would be listed as 99999.99, 99999.98, 99999.97, 99999.96, 99999.95,&.15.
28-36State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wages9Right justify and zero fill.
37-38Number of Weeks Worked2To be defined by user.
39-42Date First Employed4Enter the month and year, e.g., “0189.”
43-46Date Of Separation4Enter the month and year, e.g., “0599 or 0500.”
47-51Taxing Entity Code5To be defined by user.
52-53State Code2Enter the appropriate FIPS Postal NUMERIC code.
54-62State Taxable Wages9Right Justify and zero fill.
63-70State Income Tax Withheld8Right Justify and zero fill.
71-80Other State Data10To be defined by individual taxing agencies.
81Tax Type Code1Enter the appropriate code for entries in positions 87-95 and 96-102
C-City Income Tax
D-County Income Tax
E-School District Income Tax
F-Other Income Tax
82-86Taxing Entity Code5To be defined by individual taxing agencies.
87-95Local Taxable Wages9To be defined by individual taxing agencies.
96-102Local Income Tax Withheld7To be defined by individual taxing agencies.
103-109State Control Number7Optional
**110-128Blank19Enter blanks OR for employer use. See below.

Employers with multiple worksite locations

Employers with multiple worksite locations may use the fields listed in the table below in lieu of Submitting the Multiple Worksite Report. This is for people working in Arkansas in more than one location only.

A grand total out of state wage figure is not allowed. The individual amounts must be entered in the “2S” positions “129-137”. In addition the two digit state abbreviation will be required in the “2S” positions “138 & 139” identifying which state the wages were earned in. If more than one state before permanently moved/transferred to Arkansas use the first state.

Example: worked in CA and then TX before transferred to AR you will enter “CA” and add both wage amounts in positions 129-137.

LocationFieldLengthDescription & Remarks
110-118Establishment9See Page 2 of Multiple Worksite Report instructions. Click on link at top of the page. (Right Justify)
119-121County3See Page 2 of Multiple Worksite Report instructions. Click on link at top of the page. (Right Justify)
122-125Industry4See Page 2 of Multiple Worksite Report instructions. Click on link at top of the page. (Right Justify)
126Month 1 Employment1Enter “1” if worked during or received pay for pay period including the 12th of the month; or Enter “O” if did not work and received no pay for pay period including the 12th of the month.
127Month 2 Employment1See month 1 instructions.
128Month 3 Employment1See month 1 instructions.
129-137Individual Out Of State Wages9Right justify and zero fill. Maximum amount is $9,999,999.99. i.e.: If the out of state excess wages is 9,845.00, the value should be 000984500
138-139Individual Out Of State Wages State2Required when Individual Out Of State Excess Wages is provided. Enter the standard USPS postal alphabetical abbreviation. Left justify and fill with blanks. If this is a foreign address, enter the two-character county code, e.g., CN for Canada.

** Note Changes: A grand total out of state wage figure will no longer be allowed.