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The Kentucky Office of Employment and Training Department provides three possible options for electronically filing Form UI-3. You can find additional information about each option in the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Self-Service website.

Option 1 - Single Employer File Upload

Who should use this option?
Employers who create reports using the ICESA format and who want to upload their file, OR third-party administrators (TPAs) who do not want to make a single payment for all uploaded clients.

1. Choose Internet as the filing method for Form UI-3 in the Payroll Taxes tab of the Setup > Clients screen.
2. Choose Payment as the payment preference method for the agency in the Main tab of the Setup > Vendors screen.
3. Process the form using the Actions > Edit Payroll Tax Forms screen or the Actions > Process Payroll Tax Forms screen.
4. Open the Actions > Process Internet/Magnetic Files screen, select the (single) desired client, and then click the Create Files button.
5. Upload the file to the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Self-Service website.
6. After the file is submitted, click the Pay Now button to access the Payment Portal, which will capture the total amount due from the report.

Option 2 - Single Employer Online Form Entry

Who should use this option?
Employers who have a small workforce (under 250 employees) and who wish to manually enter their quarterly report information using the online form for a specific quarter.

1. Choose Paper as the filing method for Form UI-3 in the Payroll Taxes tab of the Setup > Clients screen.
2. Choose Payment as the payment preference method for the agency in the Main tab of the Setup > Vendors screen.
3. Process the form using the Actions > Edit Payroll Tax Forms screen or the Actions > Process Payroll Tax Forms screen.
4. In the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Self-Service website, manually enter the quarterly report information using the form printed from Accounting CS.
5. After the file is submitted, click the Pay Now button to access the Payment Portal, which will capture the total amount due from the report.

Option 3 - Multiple Employer File Upload

Who should use this option?
Third party administrators (TPAs), payroll processors, CPA’s and other tax service providers who are filing on behalf of their clients and will make a single payment for the amount due of all returns in the uploaded file.

1. Complete the online Third Party Administrator Registration form on the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training Department website.
2. In Accounting CS, choose Internet as the filing method for Form UI-3 in the Payroll Taxes tab of the Setup > Clients screen.
3. Choose Payment as the payment preference method for the agency in the Main tab of the Setup > Vendors screen.
4. Process the form in the Actions > Edit Payroll Tax Forms screen or the Actions > Process Payroll Tax Forms screen. 
5. Choose Actions > Process Internet/Magnetic Files screen, select the desired clients, and then click the Create Files button.
6. Upload the file to the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Self-Service website.
7. After the file is submitted, click the Pay Now button to access the Payment Portal, which will capture the total amount due for each individual account let you pay for all accounts in the file using a single payment.

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