| Error # | Error Message | Corrective Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Invalid UI Account # | If you have not registered for a UI Account #, please register at http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/uitax |
| 2 | Invalid UI Account # -Duplicate | Please use the correct UI Account #. |
| 3 | This Employer has a status of closed | Please register for a new UI Account # at http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/uitax |
| 4 | This Employer has a status of Closed, by reason of business transfer | If you are reporting for the successor account, use their UI account #. If this is a new business, complete the New Employer Registration at: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/uitax. If this is final payroll for the transferred business, you must submit a paper report and an explanation. |
| 5 | An actual tax report with the same payroll has been previously posted to this account for this quarter/year | |
| 6 | Cannot adjust payroll for a quarter after the last payroll date | |
| 7 | Report with payroll was received after last date of payroll | To reopen this account go to http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/uitax and select "Employer UI Account Information." |
| 8 | Payroll + Exclusions are not equal to gross wages | |
| 9 | The report is being filed for a quarter before the quarter of first pay | |
| 10 | Tax Report was received with zero payroll after the transfer date for a transferred Employer | |
| 11 | Tax Report quarter/year must be for current or preceding 4 years | |
| 12 | Quarter must be 1, 2, 3 or 4 | |
| 13 | Report Year is missing | |
| 14 | Report Quarter is missing | |
| 15 | Year must be numeric | |
| 16 | Quarter must be numeric | |
| 17 | The account number must be numeric | |
| 18 | Amount paid must be numeric | |
| 19 | Gross Wage Amount is required | |
| 20 | Gross Wages must be numeric | |
| 21 | Gross Wage Amount cannot be negative | |
| 22 | Exclusion Amount is required | |
| 23 | Exclusions must be numeric. | |
| 24 | Exclusions cannot be negative | |
| 25 | Taxable Payroll Amount is required | |
| 26 | Taxable Payroll must be numeric | |
| 27 | Taxable Payroll cannot be negative | |
| 28 | Employee Count must not be negative | |
| 29 | Month 1 Employee Count must be Numeric | |
| 30 | Month 1 Employee Count must not have decimals | |
| 31 | Month 2 Employee Count must be Numeric | |
| 32 | Month 2 Employee Count must not have decimals | |
| 33 | Month 3 Employee Count must be Numeric | |
| 34 | Month 3 Employee Count must not have decimals | |
| 35 | The tax report payment amount is negative. | |
| 36 | Tax Report was received with zero payroll on a Closed Account. | Please discontinue filing zero payroll reports on closed accounts. |
| 37 | Invalid UI Account # - Finance Method Change. | Please use the correct UI Account # |
| 999 | FTP Upload File Format is Invalid. The file cannot be processed. | Please review your file before resubmitting it to ensure that it is in an acceptable file format and to ensure that there is a carriage return at the end of each row of data. Information about acceptable tax file formats can be found at http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/uitax/taxreportfilelayout.htm. Information about acceptable wage file formats can be found at http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/uiben/wagefmt.htm. |