Any reports and remittances which are not filed in a timely manner are liable for penalty and interest charges, as mandated by state law. You do have the option to request an abatement of penalty and interest charges.
Best action to complete before requesting an abatement:
- Checking for report dues or estimated reports due to non-filing.
- Paying all tax due on account.
- Reviewing address to ensure up to date.
- Reviewing Tax Rate to prevent future over or under payments.
To request an abatement, please fill out a Contact Request Form: External Contact Request System Contact Request Intake (texas.gov)
- Reason for Contact: Employer Tax Account Actions/Issues
- Issue that you are having: Penalty Abatement
- Be sure to include in comment section:
- The reason the report(s) were submitted late.
- Quarter(s) to be abated.
The Tax Department will then review your request within 30 days. We will only provide notice if the request is denied. You may see status on Unemployment Tax Services 30 days from date you submitted the abatement request, by review of the quarterly report in question in the wage report history found on the Report Filing tab or reviewing the payment tab for balance due.