16409: MA - Contributions to the Department of Unemployment Assistance (DAS)

For filing to the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA), DAS produces:

• A PDF copy of the Quarterly Tax And Wage Report for record-keeping purposes.
• A .txt file for e-file.

Note: All quarterly reports must be filed electronically.

See Related Links below for required setup information before creating the state wage report.

 ​To prepare the report:

• Select the Employees menu, then select State Tax & Wage Forms.
• Make sure MA is selected, then select GEN Q TAX from the Forms droplist.
• Select the applicable quarter.
• Review the form and make any necessary entries or edits.
• Make sure the e-File checkbox is marked, then select Save/Print.

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Save/Print creates a watermarked PDF copy of the form for record-keeping purposes only.  If e-File was marked, a .txt file for upload to the Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance website is also created.

To e-file:

• Log in to the Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance website.
• Follow the menu options to upload the wage file.
• The file for upload can be found by browsing to the drive where DAS is installed > DrakeAccounting20YY > DAS20YYData > Clients > client code > EFile > MA > MAGENQTAX (DrakeAccounting20YY > Clients > client code > EFile > MA > MAGENQTAX in DAS20 and prior) and selecting the file named _YYYY-MM-DD_HR_MIN_SEC.txt (where YYYY-MM-DD_HR_MIN_SEC is the date and time of file creation).​

For more information about employer contributions to DUA, see the Guide to employer contributions to DUA.​