18505: Setting up SUTA (DAS)

You can use Drake Accounting to set up SUTA (State Unemployment Tax Act) rates for single- and multi-location clients.

NOTE: Before setting up SUTA for employees, state ID information must be entered in Client Setup (Client > Add or Edit > State tab).

To set up SUTA rates for an employee:

1. From the side menu, go to Employees > Employee Setup, and select an Employee from the list.
   
2. Click the State Tax tab.
   • While working in information is pulled from the client's primary address (Client > Add or Edit > Contact Information tab). If the client has multiple locations and the employee works at more than one location (Works at multiple locations is selected at Employees > Employee Setup > Personal Information tab), select the applicable place of work in the Locations section, located in the upper-right corner of the Employee Setup screen. Locations must be established at Client > Locations in order for them to be added at Employees > Employee Setup.
     
3. Select the employee’s State Tax Table for tax withholding purposes.
4. Select the applicable SUTA state. Note that this state is used in the State Code field when processing Live and ATF payroll.