Section 1118 Of Article 7. Payment Of Reported Contributions From California Unemployment Insurance Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 7.
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. (a) This section applies only to employers who employ
individuals to perform domestic service, as described in Sections 682
and 684.
(b) Effective July 1, 1997, notwithstanding Section 1088, a
domestic service employer shall be authorized to file the report of
wages required by Section 1088 by telephone. This does not apply to
the filing of Internal Revenue Service Form W-2.
(c) The department shall notify all domestic service employers of
the availability of the telephone reporting system. A domestic
service employer shall be required to make an election to report by
telephone or by mail. After a domestic service employer elects to
report by telephone, the employer is required to report in that mode
for the remainder of the calendar year. If a domestic service
employer makes this election in the second or subsequent quarter of a
calendar year, the employer shall be required to report by telephone
for the remainder of the calendar year and for all four quarters of
the subsequent calendar year. A domestic service employer who has
elected to report by telephone and who is eligible under this
subdivision to change the reporting mode shall provide 30 days'
notice to the department in order to begin reporting by mail.
(d) A domestic service employer reporting by telephone shall be
required to provide the department with the employer's account
number, the social security numbers of all employees, and the wages
paid to each employee for the reporting period. The department may
request additional information in order to determine the amount of
wages that are taxable.
(e) The department shall compute the contributions owed based upon
the wage information reported by the domestic service employer.
(f) A domestic service employer reporting by telephone shall be
permitted to pay the contributions owed by credit card or charge
card. The payment shall be subject to the State Payment Card Act (Ch.
2.6 (commencing with Section 6160) of Div. 7, Title 1, Gov. C.).
(g) If a domestic service employer reporting by telephone does not
pay by credit card or charge card, the department shall advise the
employer of the due date for the payment and of any penalties and
interest that will be charged if a payment is late.