Florida – Reemployment Tax System New Launch Date Announced
The Florida Department of Revenue’s new system for electronic reemployment tax return and payment services will now go live on August 1, 2026. The following reports are impacted by this transition and must be filed using the new system beginning August 1:
- Florida Department of Revenue Employer’s Quarterly Report (RT-6)
- Correction to Employer’s Quarterly or Annual Domestic Report (RT-8A)
- Florida Department of Revenue Employer’s Reemployment Tax Annual Report for Employers of Domestic Employees Only (RT-7)
To access the new system, update any saved access points, as the current login page will no longer be active. Instead, employers will access the system via https://floridarevenue.com/taxes/eservices/Pages/filepay.aspx.
If your organization files reemployment tax returns by manually entering data or importing a flat file in the current Reemployment Website, your login credentials will not change. However, ensure you have access to those credentials, as you will be required to reenter your account information for first-time access to the new system.
At this time, there will be no changes to the flat file specifications for upload. The state will share additional information if this changes.
Additional information about Florida’s ongoing modernization efforts can be found here.
Kentucky – Reminder: Department of Revenue Downtime Begins August 5
As a reminder, the Kentucky Department of Revenue (DOR) announced downtime that will take place beginning next week, from August 5-13, 2026. This downtime will be used to implement system improvements to their online tax portals. During this time, systems will be unavailable and DOR staff will not have access to taxpayer information. Please complete any pending items prior to August 5 to ensure timeliness.
This will impact taxpayers who remit taxes associated with the following: rental rideshare, sports wagering, electric vehicle power (EVP), insurance, and health care provider and ground ambulance provider. Any other tax types will not be affected by the system update.
Normal operations will resume Friday, August 14.
Michigan – Disaster Unemployment Assistance Benefits Now Available
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is now available to individuals who were affected severe storms, including tornadoes and flooding that occurred from April 10-21, 2026. Impacted individuals in Alcona, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Barry, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Iosco, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Manistee, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, Washtenaw, and Wexford counties may be eligible for DUA benefits.
As a reminder, DUA is an unemployment insurance benefit made available after a disaster and is only available to individuals who:
- Have applied for and used all regular unemployment benefits from any state, or do not qualify for unemployment benefits.
- Worked or were self-employed or scheduled to begin work or self-employment in the disaster area.
- Can no longer work or perform services because of physical damage or destruction to the place of employment as a direct result of the disaster.
- Establish that the work or self-employment they can no longer perform was their primary source of income.
- Cannot perform work or self-employment because of an injury as a direct result of the disaster.
- Became the breadwinner or major support of a household because of the death of the head of household.
Individuals must apply for and be denied regular unemployment benefits before applying for DUA benefits. To apply for DUA benefits, applicants will need to download the DUA application and mail a printed copy to Unemployment Insurance Agency, P.O. Box 169 Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0169. If unable to download or print the application, individuals can stop into a UIA Local Office, Michigan Works! Office, or a public library for assistance.
The application deadline is August 29,2026.
Vermont – Q2 Filing Deadline Extended
The Vermont Department of Labor recently announced that the filing deadline for Q2 2026 has been extended to August 31, 2026. No penalties will be imposed for Q2 2026 reports if they are filed by August 31.
Virginia – New Way to Access the Virginia Employer Self Service System
The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) is implementing a new way to access their Employer Self Service (ESS) system. Both the legacy portal and the new VEC portal will be available through the end of July 2026. Beginning August 1, 2026, the legacy portal will no longer be available, and all employers will be required to log in using ID.me.
If you already have an ID.me account, you can access the new portal with your account via https://employerselfservice.vec.virginia.gov. Just login with your email and password. However, if you do not already have an ID.me account, action is necessary to maintain access to the ESS after July 31.
This new access process will provide greater security, ability to share access with multiple authorized users, and one login for all services.
Additional information is available on the VEC website, https://www.vec.virginia.gov/employer-self-service, the ID.me website, https://help.id.me/hc/en-us, and via the VEC Employer Line at (866) 354-5579.