Drake Accounting - KY - Reporting Unemployment Insurance Wages
Article #: 16408
Last Updated: December 05, 2024
For filing to the Kentucky Office of Unemployment Insurance (OUI), DAS produces:
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A PDF copy of form UI-3, Employer's Quarterly Unemployment Tax Worksheet, for record-keeping purposes.
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A .txt file for e-file.
Note All employers must file electronically.
Preparing Form UI-3
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Select the Employees or On the Fly menu, then select State Tax & Wage Forms.
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Make sure KY is selected, then select UI-3 from the Forms droplist.
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Select the applicable quarter.
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Review the form and make any necessary entries or edits.
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Make sure the e-File checkbox is marked, then select Save/Print.
Save/Print creates a PDF copy of the form for record-keeping purposes. If e-File was marked, a .txt file for upload to the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Self-Service Website is also created.
e-Filing Form UI-3
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Log in to the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Self-Service Website.
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Follow the menu options to upload the wage file.
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The file for upload can be found by browsing to the drive where DAS is installed > DrakeAccounting20YY > DAS20YYData (beginning in DAS21) > Clients > client code > EFile > KY > KYUI3 and selecting the file named KYUI3_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 Unemployment Insurance and reporting requirements, see the Unemployment Insurance Employer Guide.