Accessing the Employer Self Service (ESS) Website
New Employer
An entity must register with DWD in the 1st quarter it qualifies for an account, under the Act.
The organization should register online using the Uplink Employer Self Service (ESS) website, at https://uplink.in.gov/ESS/ESSLogon.htm. Electronic report filing and payment are mandatory for SUTA reporting and payment.
Do not wait to start the SUTA registration process. Start the process after the first Indiana payroll has been issued. DO NOT wait until the first quarterly wage report is due. If the organization doesn’t complete and pay the report on time, interest and penalties will apply. If you’re registering more than one quarter late, a DWD representative will contact you with a request for additional documentation. |
Uplink Employer Self Service (ESS) allows you to do the following online:
- Register as a new employer;
- Verify and maintain unemployment insurance account information;
- Submit quarterly wage and employment reports;
- Make payments by e-check (no fee) and credit card (certain fees apply);
- Access correspondence from the Agency for the prior two -years;
- Add authorized users or correspondence agents;
- Review prior reporting, assessments, and payments.
- If the organization is an employer with an existing SUTA account number and wishes to create an E S S login, click ‘New User’ on the Employer Self Service logon screen, then check the ‘Yes’ option button.
If the organization is unable to use the online registration process, it may register by completing State Form 2 8 3 7 (SUTA Account Number Application and Disclosure form). Please be aware that filing a paper registration form can significantly delay the registration process. Any delay in registration or reporting caused by the failure of the employer to electronically administer their SUTA account may result in the assessment of penalties, fines, interest, or increased tax rates.
The form is available on the DWD: Forms and Downloads Page, www.in.gov/dwd/indiana-unemployment/employers/forms-downloads/ or by calling DWD at (800) 891-6499 and selecting the employer option, option 2.
Completed forms must be mailed to:
IDWD – Employer Status Reports
10 N Senate Ave Rm SE 202
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2277
DWD will give the organization an individual account number if it qualifies.
It is the employer’s responsibility to register on time and to file all reports on time. If correct premiums are not paid on time, interest and penalties will be charged.
Organizations will not be able to successfully file without an assigned SUTA number. |
Employers can register a new account after logging into their existing SUTA account. Please use the register new account from the select an account screen to begin the registration process. The user is automatically assigned the role of registration contact and is an administrator on the new account.
If an organization is liable for any quarter during the year, the organization must file all SUTA reports for the year including those that occurred prior to the organization’s qualification quarter. If the organization has no wages during a quarter, they can use the Nothing to Report (NTR) option under the Wage Reporting > File a Wage Report menu option. Where the employer provides the correct payroll start date to DWD, ESS will automatically file any relevant NTR quarters for the employer.
When registering, the entity must provide both its legal address and the physical address where work is done in Indiana. For a remote worker, this would be their home address. |
For unemployment insurance tax purposes, the employer's legal address is the same as the mailing address if there is not an appointed third-party administrator (TPA) whom you have designated to receive correspondence. An employer may appoint a benefits/appeals TPA and a tax TPA.
If the organization employs only teleworkers in Indiana, then the physical address where work is performed is the worker’s residence address. DWD does not use this address for mailing purposes. The address information is used to verify localization as described in the prior section. The physical address where work is performed is a worksite address and can be administered by the employer using the Profile Maintenance menu and the Locations option. An employer may have multiple worksite addresses.
If the organization is not an American company, but it has workers that perform services in Indiana, it may have Indiana unemployment liability if other conditions are met. Please contact DWD, 800-891-6499, for more information about foreign companies operating in Indiana.
