Section 09.01.35.221 - TRANSFER OF EXPERIENCE RATINGUpon request, employers shall be informed of the requirements for transferring an experience rating record. Notification shall be issued to interested parties when an experience rating record transfer request is made. Ref. Sections 72-1351 and 72-1351A, Idaho Code.
01.Mandatory Transfer of Rate. An experience rating record transfer shall be mandatory if there is a transfer of trade or business and ownership or management or control is substantially the same between the predecessor and successor. The parties in interest shall be notified of such transfer of experience as determined from the facts applicable to the case. The determination shall be in the form required by IDAPA 09.01.01.027.01, and become final if no appeal is taken to an appeals examiner pursuant to the Rules of Administrative Procedure of the Department of Labor.02.Partial Experience Rate Transfers. The following method is used to compute the pro-rata share of the experience rate account that is to be transferred from the predecessor to a successor. The pro-rata share is determined by dividing the gross payroll associated with the portion of the business acquired by the total gross payroll for the entire business operations for the same time period. The time period upon which this computation is based is the four (4) most recently completed quarters as reported by the predecessor prior to the date of acquisition or change in entity.03.Continued Predecessor Employment for Liquidation. When a total transfer of experience rating record has been completed and it is found that the predecessor employer continues to have employment in connection with the liquidation of his business, such employer shall continue to pay contributions at the assigned rate for the period of liquidation but not to extend beyond the balance of the rate year. Ref. Section 72-1351, Idaho Code.04.Management or Ownership or Control Substantially the Same. For the purposes of Subsection 72-1351A, Idaho Code, in determining whether the ownership or management or control of a successor is substantially the same as the ownership or management or control of the predecessor factors to be considered include, but are not limited to, the extent of policy making authority, the involvement in daily management of operations, the supervision over the workforce, the percentage of ownership of shares or assets, and the involvement on boards of directors or other controlling bodies.05.Wage Paid by Predecessor. The successor employer may use wages paid by the predecessor employer to arrive at the wage base for purposes of calculating taxable wages only when the experience rate of a predecessor employer has been transferred to a successor employer. Ref. Sections 72-1349(1), 72-1351(5), and 72-1350(8), Idaho Code.Idaho Admin. Code r. 09.01.35.221