| No, this is a convenient option offered to you by the funds. You may still send your forms in the manner in which you always have. |
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| Based upon our tests with a number of employers, they have found that the system saves their staff time and helps prevent computational errors, as well insuring that there are no fringe benefit rate change issues.
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| Yes, you may submit your payment online via ACH or you can mail a check to the Trust Fund’s designated lock box account.
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| These transactions are encrypted and secure. It is also in compliance with all Michigan privacy laws concerning the transmission of social security numbers electronically.
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| We recommend that you choose the last day worked in that particular month as the date to enter, but it does not really matter as long as you get the month correct. The rates on the electronic form are driven by the work month that you enter whether it’s the 17th or the 31st. Putting the last day worked may be helpful to you however in knowing where to pick up reportable hours for your next months fringe benefit form.
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| If after you have hit the “finalize report” button and transmitted your electronic form you realize that you still need to make a change, you will need to have this transaction voided. To do this you will call the fringe benefit office and give them the invoice number off of this report so that it can be voided and you can submit a new report. |
| No, you can go ahead and reload a new, corrected file for the same work month. It is important that you follow through however and make sure your original report has in fact been voided. |
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The collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that your company has entered into covers
work done by anyone, union or non-union, which is described in the CBA, Article
I – Scope of Work. Please refer to page 1 of the CBA. If any of your employees are
doing work which is covered under this CBA then fringe benefits MUST be paid in
on those employee's hours. Union membership (or lack thereof) should never be a
determining factor in pay scale or fringe benefit submission.
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Fringe benefit contribution reports and funds must be postmarked or hand delivered by the 20th of the first month following the month in which the work was performed for monthly contributors or the 3rd working day after the end of the pay period in which the work was performed for weekly contributors.
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The Funds charge late payment assessments if fringe benefit contribution reports and funds are postmarked or hand delivered on or after the 20th of the first month following the month in which the work was performed for monthly contributors or on or after the 3rd day after the end of the pay period in which the work was performed for weekly contributors.
However, for monthly contributors who submit their reports and contributions electronically, late payment assessments will be charged if the reports and contributions are received after the close of business on the 25th of the month in which the contributions were due as set forth in the Funds’ Collection Policy and Procedure.
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Delinquent deposits are subject to liquidated damages for late payment (late payment assessments or cost of collection charge) of 10% of the total amount due, but not less than $15, plus additional liquidated damages at 14% annually for reports and contributions later than 30 calendar days from the 20th of the month in which the contributions were due for monthly contributors and from the 3rd working day after the employer’s pay period corresponding with the contribution payment for weekly contributors.
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| On the fringe benefit summary screen you will see a section for comments. You can type any special message that you would like to include with your report there and it will be communicated to the fund office upon submission. |