Our tax analysis recommendations take advantage of the cost-savings implications embodied in each state’s unemployment laws. Over the past three years we have supplied analysis for over 17,000 merger, acquisition, and reorganization transactions.

All state unemployment tax laws require predecessor and successor entities involved in these transactions to register the event with the individual state unemployment agency affected by the change. In turn, these agencies are required to determine the unemployment tax consequences on the predecessor and successor employer. Failure to file the related registrations can result in significant costs to either party and is the single largest contributing factor to unanticipated increases in unemployment tax costs that we encounter.

Our unemployment tax analysis services focus exclusively on ways to reduce your unemployment tax exposures by analyzing state provisions governing changes in your corporate tax structure to protect your interests and minimize liability. We offer one-time analysis or an ongoing evaluation.

We can perform the following services:

• Calculate potential unemployment cost on corporate changes.
• Analyze transfer rulings to minimize cost exposure.
• File all unemployment tax paperwork to ensure state compliance.
• Verify all unemployment tax rates and protest incorrect determinations.
• Monitor all corporate changes to ensure timely completion by the state unemployment agencies.
• Advise on wage base continuations for SUI, FUTA and FICA.
• Project unemployment tax rates for budgeting purposes.
• Confirm reserve balance transfers in rate calculations.
• Calculate voluntary contributions in anticipation of a consolidation.
• Review all options involving total and partial transfers of tax experience.

Upon completion of our analysis we can assist you in completing necessary paperwork. Our recommendations have resulted in significant reductions in what would have otherwise been increased tax liability to the clients we serve.