Use this section to get help understanding Idaho’s unemployment insurance tax system.
The handbook includes:
- Online wage reporting and tax payment system – Employer Portal
- Facts about unemployment insurance
- Primary required reports
- Employer liability for filing reports and paying taxes
- Covered employment/exempt employment defined
- Wages – covered and exempt
- What you need to know about reporting and paying unemployment insurance tax
- Information you need to file a quarterly unemployment insurance tax report
- Unemployment insurance tax rates
- Schedule of taxable wage rates
- Controlling your unemployment insurance tax rate
- Corporate officer tax exemption option
Contact an unemployment tax representative
Administrative office
317 W. Main St.
Boise, ID 83735
208-332-3576
1-800-448-2977
Fax: 208-334-6301
Hours
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday – Friday
except observed holidays
Josh McKenna
Administrator
208-696-5194
josh.mckenna@labor.idaho.gov
JoAnna Henry
Bureau chief
208-696-2889
joanna.henry@labor.idaho.gov
Employer Reporting and Tax Operations
Brenda Ellis
Program manager
208-696-2449
brenda.ellis@labor.idaho.gov
Tax Audit
Carolyn Casebolt
Program manager
208-696-2502
carolyn.casebolt@labor.idaho.gov
Payment Assistance and Collection Activity
Carrie Hale
Program manager
208-696-2508
carrie.hale@labor.idaho.gov