What is the relationship between Wisconsins Unemployment Insurance Law and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)?
Unemployment insurance is a federal-state program jointly financed through federal and state employer payroll taxes. The federal unemployment tax is used, in part, to finance the administrative expenses of each state’s unemployment insurance program and certain federal costs related to extended benefits. Employer payroll taxes collected under the Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance Law and all other state unemployment insurance laws are used only to pay benefits to unemployed workers.
Unemployment insurance is a federal-state program jointly financed through federal and state employer payroll taxes. The federal unemployment tax is used, in part, to finance the administrative expenses of each state’s unemployment insurance program and certain federal costs related to extended benefits. Employer payroll taxes collected under the Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance Law and all other state unemployment insurance laws are used only to pay benefits to unemployed workers. The Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance Law is administered by the Unemployment Insurance Division of the Department of Workforce Development The Department of Workforce Development does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the provision of services or in employment. If you need this printed material interpreted or in a different form or if you need assistance in using this service, please contact us by calling (608) 267-8997. ABOUT THE HANDBOOK This handbook provides information about the Wisconsin U
