Minnesota

Unemployment forms

Contact information

Agency: Minnesota U.I. Fund

Unemployment ID format

8 digits (dashes and spaces are removed if entered)

Tax payment details

Deposit schedule
Due date*
Payment methods
Zero filing required
Zero EFT accepted
Quarterly
Last day of the following month
Check, ACH
N/A
N/A
*Due date adjusts for non-banking days
ACH/EFT payment information
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development accepts EFT Debit and EFT Credit payments of unemployment insurance.
  • Employers that report 50 or more employees in any calendar quarter on the wage detail report are required to make their deposits via electronic funds transfer (EFT).
  • Third party processors who pay quarterly unemployment insurance taxes on behalf of a client company are required to pay via EFT.
  • Any employer can make EFT Credit payments voluntarily.
For more information about making EFT credit payments, please visit the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development website and navigate to the Business Taxpayers page.

DEED-1D

Filing methods:
Web fill-in, Internet
Internet file format:
ICESA
Form due date:
Last day of the following month (adjusts for non-banking days)
note
  • Registration is required with the Minnesota Secretary of State as a payroll service or accountant to have the file transfer option.
  • Navigate to the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance home page and choose Employer Login. Sign in to E-File via the file transfer option.

Withholding forms

Contact information

Agency: Minnesota Revenue

Withholding ID format

7 digits (the first digit can't be a zero)

Tax payment information

Deposit schedule
Due date*
Payment methods
Zero filing required
Zero EFT accepted
Semiweekly (Federal)
By federal schedule
Check, ACH, Internet
No
No
Monthly
15th of the following month
Check, ACH
No
No
Quarterly
Last day of the following month
Check, ACH, Internet
No
No
Annually
Last day of the following month
Check, ACH, Internet
No
No
*Due date adjusts for non-banking days
ACH/EFT payment information
The Minnesota Department of Revenue accepts EFT Debit and EFT Credit payments of withholding taxes. Approval is not required to make payments.
  • Employers who withheld more than $10,000 in Minnesota income tax over the "lookback period" are required to file electronically.
  • Employers who are required to pay any other Minnesota business tax electronically are required to file withholding taxes electronically.
  • Employers who withheld less than the mandatory threshold can remit their taxes via EFT on a voluntary basis.
For more information, visit the State of Minnesota’s Department of Revenue website and search
Make a Payment
.

MW5

Filing methods:
Paper
Form due date:
By deposit schedule (adjusts for non-banking days)
Form filing address:


Minnesota Revenue,
PO Box 64439 St.
Paul, MN
55164-0439

MW-1

Filing methods:
Web fill-in, Internet
Internet file format:
Fixed length
Form due date:
Last day of the following month (adjusts for non-banking days)
note
  • Registration is required with the Minnesota Department of Revenue.
  • Navigate to the Minnesota Department of Revenue website and log in to e-File Minnesota. Select the format options exactly as noted below.
    • Date:
      YYYYMMDD
    • Amount:
      1000.00
    • Setting for the "Skip the first lines of the file" field:
      0
    • Format option:
      Fixed length format

W-2 Copy 1

Filing methods:
Paper, Internet
Web fill-in:
No
Form due date:
January 31st (adjusts for non-banking days)

1099 forms

Contact information

1099-B

Filing methods:
Internet
Form due date:
January 31st
note
Files are created only when the form includes state withholding amounts.

1099-DIV

Filing methods:
Internet
Form due date:
January 31st
note
Files are created only when the form includes state withholding amounts.

1099-G

Filing methods:
Internet
Form due date:
January 31st
note
Files are created only when the form includes state withholding amounts.

1099-INT

Filing methods:
Internet
Form due date:
January 31st
note
Files are created only when the form includes state withholding amounts.

1099-MISC

Filing methods:
Internet
Form due date:
January 31st
note
Files are created only when the form includes state withholding amounts.

1099-NEC

Filing methods:
Internet
Form due date:
January 31st (adjusts for non-banking days)
note
Files are created only when the form includes state withholding amounts.

1099-OID

Filing methods:
Internet
Form due date:
January 31st
note
Files are created only when the form includes state withholding amounts.

1099-PATR

Filing methods:
Internet
Form due date:
January 31st
note
Files are created only when the form includes state withholding amounts.

1099-R

Filing methods:
Internet
Form due date:
January 31st
note
Files are created only when the form includes state withholding amounts.

1099-S

Filing methods:
Internet
Form due date:
January 31st
note
Files are created only when the form includes state withholding amounts.

W-2G

Filing methods:
Internet
Form due date:
January 31st
note
Files are created only when the form includes state withholding amounts.

New hire reporting

Reporting methods

File upload type:
Internet

General reporting requirements

Electronic filing required:
No
Filing frequency:
20 days from hire date
Registration required:
Yes

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