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I help my aunt file her bi-weekly claims online. She was laid off at the end of October, but they still call her to work 1 or 2 days per month. It is easy to report that income, but now she received a check for her year-end Bonus and 8 hours Sick pay (I guess they wanted to pay her up for everything that was still due to her). I do not see *anywhere* to enter Sick pay or a Bonus on the claim form online.
Someone please help because I've tried calling unemployment for the past two days, but can never reach a live person. I need to get her claim filed.
Were Social Security and federal and state tax deductions taken from these payments? If so, I would report them as wages. It doesn't matter, really, if it is sick pay or bonus, this will be reported on her W-2 as wages.
Were Social Security and federal and state tax deductions taken from these payments? If so, I would report them as wages. It doesn't matter, really, if it is sick pay or bonus, this will be reported on her W-2 as wages.
Everything was taxed.
But where you key in wages earned they want you to put the hours worked and pay earned. Even if I do that for the 8 hours sick pay how would I enter the bonus?
But where you key in wages earned they want you to put the hours worked and pay earned. Even if I do that for the 8 hours sick pay how would I enter the bonus?
Divide the gross dollar amount by her hourly wage and enter those hours.
Divide the gross dollar amount by her hourly wage and enter those hours.
I appreciate your help, but is that the correct procedure or an assumption? I'm trying to find out if Bonus and Sick pay is reportable and the correct way to enter it on the claim form. I figured someone on this board has dealt with a similar situation before.
I appreciate your help, but is that the correct procedure or an assumption? I'm trying to find out if Bonus and Sick pay is reportable and the correct way to enter it on the claim form. I figured someone on this board has dealt with a similar situation before.
As I said, it is what I would do - so I guess assumption would be a correct definition.
Sorry to say, you will need to either call, email or go to NJ office to get this question answered. If the $$ are not reported, UI will catch the wage discrepancy at some point with their cross-checking mechanisms and will request an explanation which may hold up future benefits .
Every state has different parameters. At my former employer, we didn't get 'sick pay' - we got a bank of paid time off which was to be used for vacation, personal or sick purposes. When I was terminated I got two weeks of this paid time off which was reported as wages. No differentiation at all. Query on our claim form is did you receive vacation pay? Well, yes I did. Even though it is called paid time off. Rep said I should not file for benefits until this was exhausted.
It's too bad these forms don't provide more latitude by using something other than 'wages.'
Keep calling. It is easier to get through in some states later in the day.
As I said, it is what I would do - so I guess assumption would be a correct definition.
Sorry to say, you will need to either call, email or go to NJ office to get this question answered. If the $$ are not reported, UI will catch the wage discrepancy at some point with their cross-checking mechanisms and will request an explanation which may hold up future benefits .
Every state has different parameters. At my former employer, we didn't get 'sick pay' - we got a bank of paid time off which was to be used for vacation, personal or sick purposes. When I was terminated I got two weeks of this paid time off which was reported as wages. No differentiation at all. Query on our claim form is did you receive vacation pay? Well, yes I did. Even though it is called paid time off. Rep said I should not file for benefits until this was exhausted.
It's too bad these forms don't provide more latitude by using something other than 'wages.'
Keep calling. It is easier to get through in some states later in the day.
Good luck.
Thank you for your time and help.
It is confusing and the form doesn't make it any easier. I also wish they would have paid her these extras two months ago instead of now. It complicates things. I agree completely that the wages *must* be reported. I am just afraid of keying something incorrectly and messing up her unemployment (that would be my luck). I'll keep trying all of the numbers and if I can't through I'll go with her to the local office Friday.
Thank you again.
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