Fillable Printable Checklist For Completing The Paper Quarterly Contribution Return And Report Of Wages (Continuation), De 9C (De 9Ccl)

Checklist For Completing The Paper Quarterly Contribution Return And Report Of Wages (Continuation), De 9C (De 9Ccl)

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Checklist for Completing the Paper

Quarterly Contribution Return and Report of Wages (Continuation), DE 9C

Beginning January 1, 2017, employers with 10 or more employees will be required to electronically submit employment tax

returns, wage reports, and payroll tax deposits to the Employment Development Department (EDD). All remaining employers will

be subject to this requirement beginning January 1, 2018.

For a faster, easier, and more convenient method of filing your DE 9C, access the EDD e-Services for Business

website at www.edd.ca.gov/e-Services_for_Business.

If you are filing a paper DE 9C, use the checklist below to help review your information and prevent reporting errors. Completing

the DE 9C with correct information can prevent delays to Unemployment Insurance and State Disability Insurance benefit

claims.

You must register for an EDD employer payroll tax account number prior to submitting returns and payments for your business.

 Confirm the follo wing are correct:

Your employer account number, business nam e, and address.

The year and quarte r you are reporting. (Example: 161 for the qu art er ended March 31, 2016. )

The number of part-time and full-time employees with wag es subject to Unemployment Insurance (UI) in box A.

 Verify the employee information and monetary amounts:

Include dollars and cents for monetary amounts. Do not use dashes, commas, or slashes (- , /).

Do not report negativ e am ounts.

Ensure all employee Social Security numbers and names are re ported correctly.

Ensure the indivi dual employee wage and wit hholding amounts are correct.

Ensure page tot al s and t he grand totals are corre ct .

Ensure all pages are included.

 To prevent your DE 9C from being m i sread:

Use only EDD prepri nted forms or an EDD-approved alternate form.

Use font size 10 or 12 in upper-case letters.

If using a pen, use only black ink and print neatl y.

 When you have no payroll for the qu arter:

Enter zeros in each box i n Item A. Check box C. No Payroll, sign, date, provide your phone number on t he form,

and send to the EDD.

 If you are out of business:

Check box B. Out of B u siness/No Empl oyees on the Quarterl y Contri bution Retur n and Report of Wag es,

DE 9, for the quarte r. Check box B only if t hi s is y our f i nal report and you will not be rep ort i ng wages in any

subsequent quarte r. You are required to f i l e your DE 9, DE 9C, and pay any amounts due with a Payroll Tax

Deposit, DE 88, within 10 days of quitting business to avoid penalty and interest charges.

Employers are responsible for ensurin g that the DE 9C is correct and timely, even when a payroll service, boo kk eeper, or

accountant prepar es the DE 9C.

Refer to Inform ation Sheet: Optical Character Re cognition on Paper Retu rns, Payments, and Wage Reports, DE 231OCR,

available at www.edd.ca.gov/pdf_pub_ctr/de231ocr.pdf, for additional information regarding paper reporting and

alternate filing opt i ons.

The EDD is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with

disabilities. Requests for services, aids, and/or alternate formats need to be made by calling 888-745-3886 (voice) or

TTY 800-547-9565.