Unemployment Taxes and Reporting for Employers

This page provides links to several important resources that keep businesses and employers up to date on the latest unemployment insurance tax, reporting, benefit, and employment information.

Unemployment Insurance Information for Employers

IDES manages taxes and payments related to the unemployment insurance system. More information can be found at the following pages:

• Unemployment Insurance Taxes and Reporting Forms and required filings
  
• Registering accounts for newly created businesses
  
• Unemployment insurance rights for employers
  
• Employer UI Account Management Tools
  
• Illinois Unemployment Insurance Law Handbook
  
• Legal Service Program
  
• Preparing for appeals hearings
  
• Reporting Unemployment Insurance (UI) fraud
  
• Employee Misclassification - How it hurts Businesses and Employees
  
• Labor Market Information Reports and Data
  
• Employment Service Special Programs
  
• Federal Contractors
  
• Human Resource Solutions
  
• Illinois Job Link
  

MyTax Illinois

If you are an Illinois business, you can manage your business' unemployment insurance tax processes online with MyTax Illinois. Pay related taxes, fees, and much more.

For more information and to get started, click here.

State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES)

SIDES is a free online system that allows businesses to manage and respond to Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims.

To learn more about and use this resource, click here for more information.

FAQs

Click this link for a list of frequently asked questions that employers ask IDES along with the answers you need today.

Frequently Used Forms and Publications

Click this link for the most frequently used forms and publications covering topics and specific questions that often come up when doing business with IDES.