NH Employment Security does not have Calendar Year Rates.
Tax Rates for Merit Rated employers are reviewed and determined once a year.
Tax Rate letters were mailed August 24. 2018 to the address on file for the period of: Q3/2018 through Q2/2019. Unless there is a major change to the business (sale, merger, acquisition, transfer of workforce) the rate will not change.
However, the Trust Fund Reduction and Trust Fund Surcharge are subject to change each quarter and is listed on the NHES website
Employers that are in good standing and eligible to take advantage of the Trust Fund Reduction would apply the reduction to the Merit Rate, reducing the rate to as low as .1% (the minimum tax rate for NH Employment Security)
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Newly established Employer accounts that do not qualify for Merit Rating will have a rate of 2.7% less the current quarter Trust Fund Reduction. View list of Trust Fund Reductions: Tax Rate Chart
Quarterly Tax & Wage reports mailed by this agency will indicate the account’s current Tax Rate including any applicable Trust Fund Reduction or Surcharge. View list of Trust Fund Reductions: Tax Rate Chart
Additional information on Trust Fund Reduction and Trust Fund Surcharges: Schedules I-III
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