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.

Preparing 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.

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.

e-Filing the Report

• 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.​