Online Payments - E-check Paying by E-check is a safe and convenient method for repaying your unemployment benefits overpayment. You may repay the overpayment in full, or submit the minimum monthly payment, which is shown on the Statement of Overpaid Unemployment Benefits Account letter that TWC sent to you.
You have the right to appeal an overpayment determination. You must submit your appeal in writing within 30 days of the mailing date on the Notice of Overpayment (DE 1444). You can still submit an appeal after the 30-day deadline, but you must provide the reasons why you missed the appeal deadline.
The amount of an overpayment of compensation may be recouped by deducting that amount from future payments of compensation to the employee or the employee's successor.
Texas laws TIC Sec. 1661.005, TPC Title 6, Chs. 71-77, and TOC Sec. 101.352(h) require physicians to refund patient overpayments, regardless of the amount, within 30 days of determining an overpayment has been made.
The TWC will mail you a Decision on Payment of Unemployment Benefits explaining why you have an overpayment, what weeks were overpaid, and the amount you must repay. Examples of what can cause an overpayment include: Not reporting earnings or reporting the incorrect earnings amount when you request payment.
The state agency in your state that manages unemployment benefits decides if you're eligible or not. Your employer may contest your claim and provide information to the agency that might result in the agency denying your claim, but it's the agency's decision, not the employer's.
Currently, Texas unemployment insurance rates range from 0.25% to 6.25% with a taxable wage base of up to $9,000 per employee per year in 2025. Fun fact: the wage base has remained $9,000 since 1997. New employers should use the greater of the average rate for all employers in the NAICS code or use 2.7%.
If you ask us to withhold taxes, we will withhold 10 percent of the gross amount of each payment before sending it to you. To start or stop federal tax withholding for unemployment benefit payments: Choose your withholding option when you apply for benefits online through Unemployment Benefits Services.
Texas has no state or local income tax withholding. In general, workers are covered by the unemployment law of the state in which the work is performed. Please be advised that all Washington State Community and Technical Colleges have selected the Reimbursable method for Washington unemployment insurance.