USA State Payroll Rates + Resources: State of Montana: Unemployment Insurance Reporting & Payments

Purpose

The purpose of this documentation is to outline the processes and requirements associated with Unemployment Insurance Reporting & Payments to the proper authorities in the state of Montana.

Unemployment Insurance Reporting & Payments

As a covered employer for Unemployment Insurance, you must keep payroll records, file UI quarterly wage reports, and make timely payment of UI contributions. The state strongly encourages you to file your reports and make payments online at ePass Montana

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If you are not filing and paying electronically, you may do so via a paper quarterly wage report, Form UI-5, and payment voucher. The quarterly report and voucher will be mailed to you at the end of each quarter. The form contains your name, address, account number, rate, any credit balance, and a barcode the will be used to capture this information when the report and voucher are returned. For your reference, you can view a Sample UI-5 Form and Voucher.

It is important that you do not use someone else's form and payment coupon as the tax, wage, and payment information could be posted incorrectly and may not be properly credited to your account.

You must complete all sections of Form UI-5 and submit it with your payment voucher and payment payable to Unemployment Insurance Division for the tax (plus any penalty or interest due). Please do not staple your check to the voucher or UI-5 form.

To avoid penalty and interest charges, your quarterly wage report and payment must be submitted or postmarked by the following dates:

QuarterMonths In QuarterDue Date
1st QuarterJanuary - MarchApril 30th 
2nd QuarterApril - JuneJuly 31st
3rd QuarterJuly - SeptemberOctober 31st
4th QuarterOctober - DecemberJanuary 31st 

 If the due date is on a weekend or holiday, the next business day becomes the date the quarterly reports and payment must be submitted.

For further details, see the Montana Department of Labor & Industry Employer Handbook.  

Good to Know!

Montana's 2020 taxable wage base is currently $34,100. The average new employer rate is 1.18%; however, this rate is based on employer classification according to New Employer Rates for 2020.