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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Quetsch (573)
751-7500
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2007
Fourth Quarter Contribution and Wage Reports Deadline
Extended for Missouri Employers
Jefferson City - The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations today announced that, as a result of the disaster declared on January 15, 2007, employers in the affected counties may request an extension to file their unemployment insurance tax reports and pay the contributions due at the end of January. To request an extension until February 28, 2007, employers must make the request in writing or by electronic request through the Unemployment State Tax Automated Reporting (USTAR) system.
The following counties were included in the disaster declaration: Barry, Barton, Callaway, Camden, Christian, Cole, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Greene, Hickory, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, Lincoln, Maries, McDonald, Miller, Montgomery, Newton, Osage, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, St. Charles, St. Clair, St Louis, Stone, Warren, Webster, Wright, and the City of St. Louis.
The request must be submitted by the employer prior to or along with the 4th quarter 2006 report. Written requests may be submitted to the address listed on the contribution and wage report or to P.O. Box 59, Attention: Employer Accounts Unit, Jefferson City, MO 65104. Requests may be submitted electronically through USTAR at https://www.ustar.dolir.mo.gov/ustar. Employers who have questions concerning these requests should call the Division of Employment Security at 573-751-1995.
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