(1) Experience rating. An employer's experience rate shall be computed by dividing the average of all benefits charged to an employer during the five periods of four consecutive calendar quarters immediately preceding the computation date by the employer's five-year average annual taxable payroll to arrive at the benefit ratio. This ratio shall be applied to the appropriate rate table, as determined by the department, to determine the employer's contribution rate for the next calendar year. Indian tribal contributory employers shall be considered private sector employers for the purpose of computing their contribution rate.
(2) Administrative contribution surcharge. a. For calendar years 2002 and 2003, each employer except a governmental entity and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization will have an administrative contribution surcharge added to the contribution rate. The administrative contribution surcharge shall be a percentage of the taxable wage base in effect for the rate year following the computation date which is equal to one-tenth of 1 percent of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) taxable wage base in effect on the computation date. The surcharge will be a three-place decimal number which is added to the contribution rate. The surcharge formula will provide a target revenue level of no greater than $6,525,000 annually and the percentage surcharge will be capped at a maximum of $7 per employee.
b. A portion of each payment received from an employer shall be considered administrative contribution surcharge and shall be credited to the administrative contribution surcharge fund. The administrative contribution surcharge shall be collectible, and interest shall accrue on unpaid surcharge at the same rate as on regular contributions.
c. The portion of the employer's payment credited to the administrative contribution surcharge fund shall not be certified to the Internal Revenue Service as contributions for which the employer may take credit against the employer's federal unemployment tax (FUTA-Form 940).
d. The administrative contribution surcharge fund shall be a separate and distinct fund from the unemployment compensation fund. Interest earned on the moneys in the administrative contribution surcharge fund shall be credited to the administrative contribution surcharge fund. Moneys in the administrative contribution surcharge fund shall be appropriated by the general assembly.
(3) Temporary emergency surcharge. If it becomes necessary to implement a temporary emergency surcharge on all employers, except zero rated employers, governmental employers, and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, for any quarter to pay interest on moneys borrowed from the federal government to pay unemployment insurance benefits, the emergency surcharge shall be collected and credited in the following manner:
a. The emergency surcharge rate shall be added to the employer's regular contribution (tax) rate for the quarter. The add-on rate shall be a uniform percentage of each affected employer's regular contribution rate rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent. The affected employers will be notified by the department of the surcharge by any appropriate means available at the time.
b. A portion of each payment that is received from an employer for a quarter in which the emergency surcharge is in effect shall be considered as being temporary emergency surcharge and shall be credited to the temporary emergency surcharge fund.
c. The portion of the employer's payment credited to the temporary emergency surcharge fund shall not be certified to the Internal Revenue Service as contributions for which the employer may take credit against the employer's federal unemployment tax (FUTA-Form 940).
d. The temporary emergency surcharge shall be used to pay the interest accrued on the trust fund money advanced to the department of workforce development by the federal government.
e. The director of the department of workforce development shall prescribe the manner and the amount of the surcharge to be collected.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 96.7(2), 96.7(11), 96.7(12) and 96.19(8).
