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As reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, mandatory electronic filing of all quarterly UC-2 and UC-2A forms will begin with the first quarter of 2010. At Stambaugh Ness, we are adopting early implementation, which will require all of our payroll clients to file electronically beginning in January 2009.

 
Electronic filing saves trees.

At that time, no paper forms will be mailed to employers. This supports the Department's modernization effort to standardize the collection of wage data and employer contributions, increase employers' self-service options, improve the accuracy of data, and make processing more efficient and less expensive.

Beginning with the third quarter of this year, the Department no longer mails UC-2 and UC-2A forms to certain electronic filers:

  • Employers who file both the UC-2 and UC-2A forms electronically (via E-Tides, FTP or Magnetic Media) will no longer receive paper quarterly report forms in the mail.
  • Employers who file the UC-2A electronically, (also via E-Tides, FTP or Magnetic Media) will only receive the paper UC-2 in the mail.

Until the new system goes live, employers who file the UC-2A via paper but the UC-2 forms electronically (via E-Tides or FTP) will continue to receive both the paper UC-2A and paper UC-2 forms in the mail.

This requirement by Stambaugh Ness supports the Department's overall environmental efforts to reduce paper usage, and prevent errors caused by duplicate form filing.
 
If you have questions about this or any payroll-related topic, please contact Senior Accountant Juanita Aubel  at 717-757-6999/800-745-8233 or send Juanita an email by using the form below. You can also visit the Q&A list at our Payroll Place and register now for our free Annual Payroll Seminars.
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