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California Code, Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC § 13009.5

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) For purposes of the report required by subdivision (a) of Section 1088 and the statement required by Section 13050, “wages subject to personal income tax” means all of the following:

(1) Remuneration defined as wages by Section 13009, except that in the case of tips received by an employee in the course of his or her employment, the amounts shall include only those tips included in statements furnished to the employer, pursuant to Section 13055.

(2) Remuneration described in subdivisions (a), (b), (f), and (l) of Section 13009, to the extent included in gross income.

(3) Payments made by a third party for sick pay as specified in Section 931.5.

(A) Any employer who receives a report of wages from a third-party payer as provided for in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 931.5 shall report those wages to the department as required under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1088.

(B) Any third-party payer described in Section 931.5 who fails to report wages to an employer as provided for in that section shall report those wages to the department as required under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1088.

(b)(1) A person or entity shall not be required to register with the Employment Development Department solely for the purpose of reporting wages subject to personal income tax pursuant to Section 1088 unless that registration is otherwise required by this code.

(2) A person or entity shall not be required to withhold any tax under Section 13020 for wages, as defined by this section, unless that person or entity is required to withhold tax for those wages as defined by Section 13009.

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