| Page Range | 69982-69983 | |
| FR Document | 2015-28710 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 69982-69983] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-28710] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Certifications for 2015 Under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor signed the annual certifications under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 26 U.S.C. 3301 et seq., thereby enabling employers who make contributions to state unemployment funds to obtain certain credits against their liability for the federal unemployment tax. By letter, the certifications were transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury. The letter and certifications are printed below. Signed in Washington, DC, October 31, 2015. Portia Wu, Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration. October 31, 2015 The Honorable Jacob J. Lew, Secretary of the Treasury, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220. Dear Secretary Lew: Transmitted herewith are an original and one copy of the certifications of the states and their unemployment compensation laws for the 12-month period ending on October 31, 2015. The first certification is required with respect to the normal federal unemployment tax credit by Section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC), and the second certification is required with respect to the additional tax credit by Section 3303 of the IRC. Both certifications list all 53 jurisdictions. Sincerely, THOMAS E. PEREZ Enclosures UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, DC CERTIFICATION OF STATES TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY PURSUANT TO SECTION 3304(c) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 In accordance with the provisions of Section 3304(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3304(c)), I hereby certify the following named states to the Secretary of the Treasury for the 12- month period ending on October 31, 2015, in regard to the unemployment compensation laws of those states, which heretofore have been approved under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act: Alabama Louisiana Alaska Maine Arizona Maryland Arkansas Massachusetts California Michigan Colorado Minnesota Connecticut Mississippi Delaware Missouri District of Columbia Montana Florida Nebraska Georgia Nevada Hawaii New Hamsphire Idaho New Jersey Illinois New Mexico Indiana New York Iowa North Carolina Kansas North Dakota Kentucky Ohio Oklahoma Utah Oregon Vermont Pennsylvania Virginia Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Rhode Island Washington South Carolina West Virginia South Dakota Wisconsin Tennessee Wyoming Texas This certification is for the maximum normal credit allowable under Section 3302(a) of the Code. Signed at Washington, DC, on October 31, 2015. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMAS E. PEREZ [[Page 69983]] UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, DC CERTIFICATION OF STATE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAWS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY PURSUANT TO SECTION 3303(b)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 In accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of Section 3303(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3303(b)(1)), I hereby certify the unemployment compensation laws of the following named states, which heretofore have been certified pursuant to paragraph (3) of Section 3303(b) of the Code, to the Secretary of the Treasury for the 12-month period ending on October 31, 2015: Alabama Louisiana Alaska Maine Arizona Maryland Arkansas Massachusetts California Michigan Colorado Minnesota Connecticut Mississippi Delaware Missouri District of Columbia Montana Florida Nebraska Georgia Nevada Hawaii New Hamsphire Idaho New Jersey Illinois New Mexico Indiana New York Iowa North Carolina Kansas North Dakota Kentucky Ohio Oklahoma Utah Oregon Vermont Pennsylvania Virginia Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Rhode Island Washington South Carolina West Virginia South Dakota Wisconsin Tennessee Wyoming Texas This certification is for the maximum additional credit allowable under Section 3302(b) of the Code, subject to the limitations of Section 3302(c) of the Code. Signed at Washington, DC, on October 31, 2015. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMAS E. PEREZ [FR Doc. 2015-28710 Filed 11-10-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 69982 |