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A Newsletter for Employers October 2022 |
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Happy October, Michigan employers. Since it’s time for Halloween, we are passing out lots of wonderful treats in this issue of the Employer Advisor. |
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First up, we would like to address some topics and helpful hints based on common phone calls we receive in our Office of Employer Ombudsman’s Office. We have some advice
if you are contemplating the sale of your business and suggestions regarding your account access.
Next, we wanted to pass out some details about an important program called MIWISH through the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) that offers funding for small businesses that can be used to help protect your workforce.
After that, we are giving out contact information for the many areas covered by the Tax and Employer Services Division of the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA). Keep the list handy or you can also check out our website at Michigan.gov/UIA if you want to know where to call with questions you many have.
Finally, you can unwrap other tasty treats for your MiWAM account: What to do if you are expecting a refund? How to avoid penalties and delayed reports? When might your account be deactivated?
There’s no sugarcoating how important this bag full of information is. When you’ve finished picking through these delicious treats, share some bites with your colleagues. And Happy Halloween!
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If you want to suggest an article or topic for the Employer Advisor newsletter or
just want to tell us how much you enjoy reading it, please send a message to:
UIA-EmployerAdvisor@Michigan.gov. |
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Rather than completing UIA Form 1027 Business Transferor’s Notice to Transferee provide the purchaser of your business with a UIA Form 1346 Request for Disclosure of Interest letter.
To request a disclosure form:
- Log into your MiWAM Account.
- Click on “UI Tax”.
- Click on “Account Services”.
- Look under “Account Maintenance”.
- Click on UIA Form 1346 Request for Disclosure of Account.
- Provide this form to your buyer.
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For security purposes, do not share your MiWAM logons.
There is an option under “Settings” to add additional logons for other employees who may need access to your unemployment tax account. By using this option, if an employee needs to reach out to the UIA for account details, their name will be listed as a MiWAM user and a team member from the Office of Employer Ombudsman can speak openly with the caller about matters related to the account.
Also, if the employee leaves your business, you can simply remove the access without changing your password.
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Michigan small businesses with 250 employees or less can now apply for a Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) matching grant up to $5,000 to make improvements to their workplace health and safety.
The grants are available through the Workplace Improvement to Safety and Health (MIWISH) grant program and enable employers to purchase safety- and health-related equipment and training that will support safer, healthier work environments and reduce the risk of injury and illness to workers in Michigan.
MIOSHA encourages new grantees to take advantage of this program. Fiscal Year 2022 grantees may apply for funds after Jan. 1, 2023.
Recommended actions must be in the form of equipment or work area modifications to be used to reduce workplace hazards. Only items referenced in the application can be considered eligible, within the proposed project.
For more information about the MIWISH grant program and how to apply, visit Michigan.gov/MIOSHAGrants, or contact MIOSHA’s Consultation Education and Training grant administrator at 269-275-7155.
For more information about MIOSHA, visit Michigan.gov/MIOSHA.
A LEO news release explains how to qualify for the program and examples of modifications.
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We know you have questions, and our staff is here to help.
Below is contact information for any issue related to the Tax and Employer Services Division. Not sure which topic your issue falls under? Go to the Employer Homepage at Michigan.gov/UIA and scroll to the bottom of the page for a detailed list of all the topics that staff in each unit handle for employers.
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If you have a credit to your account, there is an easy and quick process to request your refund. Employers must have direct access to your MiWAM.
- Login to MiWAM account.
- Find the UI Tax and Account Services tabs.
- Click apply for credits under the account maintenance area.
This is much faster and more efficient than the manual process of completing UIA Form 6306, Notice of Credit Balance, to request your refund.
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UIA only accepts one report for each quarter. If making changes to any quarterly report, an amended report must be filed.
For employers that switch payroll providers in the middle of the quarter, a combined report is needed for the quarter.
If an employee has a name change in the middle of the reporting quarter, ensure your report reflects multiple names for the same Social Security number.
UIA Form 1761, Potential Tax Rate Increase Due to Missing Report(s), are scheduled during the first week in November for employers still missing a report from Sept. 30, 2021, through June 30, 2022. Make sure you are updated with filing your online report. UIA no longer accepts paper reports.
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Accounts will be deactivated at the end of October for two reasons if employers have:
- Filed all zero reports for the past eight quarters.
- Failed to file their reports for the past eight quarters and all the quarters are now estimated.
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