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Diskette Wage Reporting

Disk Formats

We can process floppy disks in the following formats:

IBM PC-DOS or MS-DOS compatible:

3 1/2 inch floppy 720k or 1.44 meg.

Disk Files

One or more wage report files may be submitted on the same diskette, as long as each account in the file is identified by its correct UI Account Number. Do not use subdirectories. Please submit ASCII TEXT files only. Spreadsheet and database files (such as MS Excel or MS Access) must be converted to text files prior to submission.

File Names

Please use the first 6 digits of your UI account number or an abbreviation of your company name.

Samples: 123456 or ABFOODS

File Content

Each file must be in one of the documented wage reporting formats, which includes your 10 digit UI account number, quarter/year, Social Security numbers, first and last names and gross wages.

Each file may contain wage reports for one or more UI account numbers with data for each account grouped together. Files with unrecognized data will not be processed.

If you store the file using a data compression utility such as PKZIP or WinZIP please include the suffix .ZIP in your file name.

Diskette Label

Each Diskette should be labeled with: Employer Name, Quarter/Year, Contact Person & Phone Number, Employer Mailing Address, UI Account Number, and Number of Employee Records.

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