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Employers who use an incorrect fax number risk
their ability to participate in an IDES decision, such as an
application for unemployment insurance. The timely and vigorous
participation in such decisions helps fight waste, fraud and
abuse. It also protects the Trust Fund from which unemployment
benefits are paid and applies downward pressure on payroll
taxes.
IDES has communicated this change directly to employers through
letters, emails, trade groups and media.
IDES eliminated some fax numbers in its on-going effort to work
more efficiently and save money. The new paperless system
leverages technology that is widely in use in the private sector
to memorialize information electronically. This saves money and
makes processing the information more efficient and accurate.
The most secure, accurate and efficient way employers can
participate in this claim verification process is to use IDES’
TaxNet and SIDES programs. The State Information Data Exchange
System (SIDES), launched in 2013, allows employers to protest
unemployment claims using a secured website and a nationally
standardized format. This saves money, improves the speed and
accuracy of eligibility decisions and protects workers’
benefits.
Employers choose to participate in SIDES through the TaxNet,
website. Employers who do not have a TaxNet account can create
one at no cost. TaxNet offers other conveniences to business
leaders, including the ability to file required monthly reports,
pay taxes and correct quarterly reports. Once a partner with
TaxNet, employers can choose the SIDES button on the left side
of the computer screen.
[Text received; GREG RIVARA, ILLINOIS
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY]
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