Use this section to get help understanding Idaho’s unemployment insurance tax system.
The handbook includes:
- Online wage reporting and tax payment system – Employer Portal.
- Facts about unemployment insurance.
- Primary required reports.
- Employer liability for filing reports and paying taxes.
- Covered employment / exempt employment defined.
- Wages – covered and exempt.
- What you need to know about reporting and paying unemployment insurance tax.
- Information you need to file a quarterly unemployment insurance tax report.
- Unemployment insurance tax rates.
- Schedule of taxable wage rates.
- Controlling your unemployment insurance tax rate.
- Corporate officer tax exemption option.
Contact an unemployment tax representative
Administrative offices
317 W. Main St
Boise, ID 83735
Phone: (208) 332-3576
1-800-448-2977
Fax: (208) 334-6301
Hours
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday – Friday
except observed holidays
Michael Johnson – deputy director
(208) 696-5326
michael.johnson@labor.idaho.gov
JoAnna Henry – bureau chief, UI compliance
(208) 696-2889
joanna.henry@labor.idaho.gov
Carrie Hale – program manager
(208) 696-2508
carrie.hale@labor.idaho.gov
Carolyn Casebolt – program manager
(208) 696-2502
carolyn.casebolt@labor.idaho.gov
Jaimie Cassel – program supervisor
(208) 696-2737
jaimie.cassel@labor.idaho.gov
Noelia Luna – program supervisor
(208) 696-5379
noelia.luna@labor.idaho.gov
Brenda Ellis – UI tax support supervisor
(208) 696-2449
brenda.ellis@labor.idaho.gov