Unemployment Compensation Tax

A tax levied on an employer that pays the unemployment insurance for the unemployed labor force. The tax is assessed as a proportion of the employer's payroll; the employer generally passes on payment of the tax to his/her employees.

Mentioned in

Federal Unemployment Tax Act

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