Drake Accounting®: How do I create and file the Idaho TAX-020?
For filing to the Idaho Department of Labor (DOL), DAS produces:
- A PDF copy of Form TAX-020, Employer Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Tax Report, and Form TAX-026, Unemployment Insurance Wage Report.
- A .txt or .csv file for e-file.
Note: All employers are required to file Idaho quarterly reports online. To continue filing by paper, employers must submit a written request explaining why they are unable to comply with online reporting.
See Related Links below for required setup information before creating the state wage report.
To prepare the TAX-020:
- Select the Employees or On the Fly menu, then select State Tax & Wage Forms.
- Make sure ID is selected, then select TAX020 from the Forms drop list.
- Select the applicable quarter.
- Review the form and make any necessary entries or edits.
- Make sure the e-File checkbox is marked (if e-filing), then select Save/Print.
.jpg)
Save/Print creates a PDF of the form that can be printed and paper-filed (if the employer is approved to file by paper). If e-File was marked, a .txt file for upload to the ID DOL Employer Portal is also created.
To e-file:
- Log in to the ID Employer Portal.
- Follow the menu options to upload the wage file.
- The file for upload can be found by browsing to the drive where DAS is installed > DrakeAccounting20YY > DAS20YYData > Clients > client code > EFile > ID > IDTAX020 in DAS20 (DrakeAccounting20YY > Clients > client code > EFile > ID > IDTAX020 in DAS20 and prior) and selecting the file named IDTAX020_YYYY-MM-DD_HR_MIN_SEC.txt or .csv depending on the option selected (where YYYY-MM-DD_HR_MIN_SEC is the date and time of file creation).
For more information on Idaho Unemployment Insurance, see the Employer's Handbook to Unemployment Insurance.