Definition of Unemployment Tax



Unemployment tax is a tax that is levied on employers and is collected for the temporary support of people that are currently jobless. The purpose of obtaining the unemployment tax is to help unemployed people until they find a suitable job again. Unemployment taxes are applied at the federal level and state level.

 


All businesses other than qualified charitable and government institutions are required to pay unemployment tax through their tax contributions on the payroll. The payments are directly transferred to the unemployment fund account of the government. New businesses are also exposed to unemployment tax that is applied on the first $7000 wages given at a rate of 6%.

 

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