Unemployment tax, payment, and refund forms
- Amended tax and wage report (PDF, 138 KB).
- Payment coupon (PDF, 190.85 KB).
- Refund request (Claim for refund) EMS 5227 (PDF, 26 KB).
- Tax payment method request (PDF, 137 KB).
- Request a tax penalty waiver with this online form.
- Voluntary election (PDF, 37 KB).
- Brochure: After an audit (PDF, 88 KB).
Filing your unemployment quarterly tax report by mail
To file your quarterly taxes by mail, you need to ask us for paper forms. We do not accept copies because our forms have special ink that allows us to scan them.
If you file using copy of a form, you may have to pay an incomplete report penalty.
To request paper forms:
- Email us at TaxForms@esd.wa.gov.
- Call us at 855-829-9243 (855-TAX-WAGE), option 2.
Forms for updating business information
- Business change 5208C-1 (PDF, 170KB).
- Owner/officer change 5208C-2 (PDF, 502KB).
- Power of attorney (PDF, 143KB).
- Representative electronic access (not currently available).
Federal tax credits
See the Work Opportunity Tax Credit page for more information about these forms.
- IRS prescreening 8850 (PDF, 91KB).
- Certification workload and characteristics of certified individuals ETA-9058 (PDF, 538KB).
- Individual characteristics ETA-9061 (PDF, 361KB).
- Conditional certification ETA-9062 (PDF, 362KB).
- Employer certification ETA-9063 (PDF, 281KB).
- Agency declaration of verification results worksheet ETA-9065 (PDF, 182KB).
- Self-attestation ETA-9175 (PDF, 132KB).
Hiring forms and information
- Exempt family officers - private corporation (PDF, 34KB).
- Exempt officers - private corporation (PDF, 33KB).
- Exempt officers - public corporation (PDF, 32KB).
- Professional employer organization - new client or client termination (PDF, 206KB).
Interview forms
Foreign labor certification
Go to the U.S. Department of Labor website's forms page for:
- Prevailing wage determination application and instructions ETA-9141.
- Noncitizen employment certification and instructions ETA-9089.
SharedWork
Visit our SharedWork forms and guides page.
Other
- Employer Newsletter archive.
- General forms and publications page.
- Jobs and training forms and publications page.
Required workplace posters
You need to display required posters where employees can read them. You can print these posters on 8.5 x 11 inch paper and in color or black and white. If you don't have access to a printer, call 855-829-9243. Ask us to mail you these posters.