<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="idd6fa4eb1-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552" identifier="/us/usc/t26/s3301"><num value="3301">§ 3301.</num><heading> Rate of tax</heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0">There is hereby imposed on every employer (as defined in section 3306(a)) for each calendar year an excise tax, with respect to having individuals in his employ, equal to—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idd6fa4eb2-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552" identifier="/us/usc/t26/s3301/1"><num value="1">(1)</num><content> 6.2 percent in the case of calendar years 1988 through 2010 and the first 6 months of calendar year 2011; or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idd6fa4eb3-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552" identifier="/us/usc/t26/s3301/2"><num value="2">(2)</num><content> 6.0 percent in the case of the remainder of calendar year 2011 and each calendar year thereafter;</content>
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<continuation style="-uslm-lc:I10" class="indent0 firstIndent0">of the total wages (as defined in section 3306(b)) paid by him during the calendar year (or portion of the calendar year) with respect to employment (as defined in section 3306(c)).</continuation>
<sourceCredit id="idd6fa4eb4-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552">(<ref href="/us/act/1954-08-16/ch736">Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/68A/439">68A Stat. 439</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/86/778/tV">Pub. L. 86–778, title V</ref>, § 523(a), <date date="1960-09-13">Sept. 13, 1960</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/74/980">74 Stat. 980</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/87/6">Pub. L. 87–6</ref>, § 14(a), <date date="1961-03-24">Mar. 24, 1961</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/75/16">75 Stat. 16</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/88/31">Pub. L. 88–31</ref>, § 2(a), <date date="1963-05-29">May 29, 1963</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/77/51">77 Stat. 51</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/91/373/tIII">Pub. L. 91–373, title III</ref>, § 301(a), <date date="1970-08-10">Aug. 10, 1970</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/84/713">84 Stat. 713</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/92/329">Pub. L. 92–329</ref>, § 2(a), <date date="1972-06-30">June 30, 1972</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/86/398">86 Stat. 398</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/94/455/tXIX">Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX</ref>, § 1903(a)(11), <date date="1976-10-04">Oct. 4, 1976</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/90/1808">90 Stat. 1808</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/94/566/tII">Pub. L. 94–566, title II</ref>, § 211(b), <date date="1976-10-20">Oct. 20, 1976</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/90/2676">90 Stat. 2676</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/97/248/tII">Pub. L. 97–248, title II</ref>, § 271(b)(1), (c)(1), <date date="1982-09-03">Sept. 3, 1982</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/96/554">96 Stat. 554</ref>, 555; <ref href="/us/pl/99/514/tXVIII">Pub. L. 99–514, title XVIII</ref>, § 1899A(42), <date date="1986-10-22">Oct. 22, 1986</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/100/2960">100 Stat. 2960</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/100/203/tIX">Pub. L. 100–203, title IX</ref>, § 9153(a), <date date="1987-12-22">Dec. 22, 1987</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/101/1330-326">101 Stat. 1330–326</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/101/508/tXI">Pub. L. 101–508, title XI</ref>, § 11333(a), <date date="1990-11-05">Nov. 5, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/1388-470">104 Stat. 1388–470</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/102/164/tIV">Pub. L. 102–164, title IV</ref>, § 402, <date date="1991-11-15">Nov. 15, 1991</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/105/1061">105 Stat. 1061</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/103/66/tXIII">Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII</ref>, § 13751, <date date="1993-08-10">Aug. 10, 1993</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/107/664">107 Stat. 664</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/105/34/tX">Pub. L. 105–34, title X</ref>, § 1035, <date date="1997-08-05">Aug. 5, 1997</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/111/937">111 Stat. 937</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/110/140/tXV">Pub. L. 110–140, title XV</ref>, § 1501(a), <date date="2007-12-19">Dec. 19, 2007</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/121/1800">121 Stat. 1800</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/110/343/dB/tIV">Pub. L. 110–343, div. B, title IV</ref>, § 404(a), <date date="2008-10-03">Oct. 3, 2008</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/122/3860">122 Stat. 3860</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/111/92">Pub. L. 111–92</ref>, § 10(a), <date date="2009-11-06">Nov. 6, 2009</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/123/2988">123 Stat. 2988</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
<notes type="uscNote" id="idd6fa4eb5-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552">
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="amendments" id="idd6fa4eb6-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Amendments</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2009—<ref href="/us/pl/111/92">Pub. L. 111–92</ref> inserted “(or portion of the calendar year)” after “during the calendar year” in concluding provisions and substituted “through 2010 and the first 6 months of calendar year 2011” for “through 2009” in par. (1) and “the remainder of calendar year 2011” for “calendar year 2010” in par. (2).</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2008—Par. (1). <ref href="/us/pl/110/343">Pub. L. 110–343</ref>, § 404(a)(1), substituted “through 2009” for “through 2008”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Par. (2). <ref href="/us/pl/110/343">Pub. L. 110–343</ref>, § 404(a)(2), substituted “calendar year 2010” for “calendar year 2009”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2007—Par. (1). <ref href="/us/pl/110/140">Pub. L. 110–140</ref>, § 1501(a)(1), substituted “2008” for “2007”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Par. (2). <ref href="/us/pl/110/140">Pub. L. 110–140</ref>, § 1501(a)(2), substituted “2009” for “2008”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1997—Par. (1). <ref href="/us/pl/105/34">Pub. L. 105–34</ref>, § 1035(1), substituted “2007” for “1998”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Par. (2). <ref href="/us/pl/105/34">Pub. L. 105–34</ref>, § 1035(2), substituted “2008” for “1999”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1993—Par. (1). <ref href="/us/pl/103/66">Pub. L. 103–66</ref>, § 13751(1), substituted “1998” for “1996”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Par. (2). <ref href="/us/pl/103/66">Pub. L. 103–66</ref>, § 13751(2), substituted “1999” for “1997”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1991—Par. (1). <ref href="/us/pl/102/164">Pub. L. 102–164</ref>, § 402(1), substituted “1996” for “1995”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Par. (2). <ref href="/us/pl/102/164">Pub. L. 102–164</ref>, § 402(2), substituted “1997” for “1996”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1990—Par. (1). <ref href="/us/pl/101/508">Pub. L. 101–508</ref>, § 11333(a)(1), substituted “1988 through 1995” for “1988, 1989, and 1990”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Par. (2). <ref href="/us/pl/101/508">Pub. L. 101–508</ref>, § 11333(a)(2), substituted “1996” for “1991”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1987—Pars. (1), (2). <ref href="/us/pl/100/203">Pub. L. 100–203</ref> amended pars. (1) and (2) generally. Prior to amendment, pars. (1) and (2) read as follows:</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">“(1) 6.2 percent, in the case of a calendar year beginning before the first calendar year after 1976, as of January 1 of which there is not a balance of repayable advances made to the extended unemployment compensation account (established by section 905(a) of the Social Security Act); or</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">“(2) 6.0 percent, in the case of such first calendar year and each calendar year thereafter;”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1986—Par. (1). <ref href="/us/pl/99/514">Pub. L. 99–514</ref> substituted “unemployment” for “unemployed”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1982—Par. (1). <ref href="/us/pl/97/248">Pub. L. 97–248</ref>, § 271(c)(1)(A), substituted “6.2 percent” for “3.5 percent”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/97/248">Pub. L. 97–248</ref>, § 271(b)(1), substituted “3.5 percent” for “3.4 percent”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Par. (2). <ref href="/us/pl/97/248">Pub. L. 97–248</ref>, § 271(c)(1)(B), substituted “6.0 percent” for “3.2 percent”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1976—<ref href="/us/pl/94/566">Pub. L. 94–566</ref> substituted provisions imposing an excise tax equal to 3.4 percent, in the case of a calendar year beginning before the first calendar year after 1976, as of January 1 of which there is not a balance of repayable advances made to the extended unemployed compensation account (established by section 905(a) of the Social Security Act), or 3.2 percent, in the case of such first calendar year and each calendar year thereafter, of the total wages (as defined in section 3306(b)) paid by him during the calendar year with respect to employment (as defined in section 3306(c)), for provisions imposing an excise tax for the calendar year 1970 and each calendar year thereafter, with respect to having individuals in his employ, equal to 3.2 percent of the total wages (as defined in section 3306(b)) paid by him during the calendar year with respect to employment (as defined in section 3306(c)) and provisions that, in the case of wages paid during the calendar year 1973, the rate of such tax should be 3.28 percent in lieu of 3.2 percent.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/94/455">Pub. L. 94–455</ref> substituted “each calendar year” for “the calendar year 1970 and each calendar year thereafter” and struck out provisions relating to the rate of tax in the case of wages paid during the calendar year 1973.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1972—<ref href="/us/pl/92/329">Pub. L. 92–329</ref> inserted provisions setting forth the rate of tax in the case of wages paid during the calendar year 1973.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1970—<ref href="/us/pl/91/373">Pub. L. 91–373</ref> increased the rate from 3.1 percent to 3.2 percent and struck out provisions setting special rates for wages paid during 1962 and 1963.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1963—<ref href="/us/pl/88/31">Pub. L. 88–31</ref> reduced the tax rate for the year 1963 from 3.5 percent to 3.35 percent.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1961—<ref href="/us/pl/87/6">Pub. L. 87–6</ref> provided for a tax rate of 3.5 percent for calendar years 1962 and 1963.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1960—<ref href="/us/pl/86/778">Pub. L. 86–778</ref> substituted “1961” for “1955” and “3.1 percent” for “3 percent”.</p>
</note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="idd6fa4eb7-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 2009 Amendment</heading><p><ref href="/us/pl/111/92">Pub. L. 111–92</ref>, § 10(b), <date date="2009-11-06">Nov. 6, 2009</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/123/2989">123 Stat. 2989</ref>, provided that: <quotedContent origin="/us/pl/111/92">“The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to wages paid after <date date="2009-12-31">December 31, 2009</date>.”</quotedContent>
</p>
</note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="idd6fa4eb8-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 2008 Amendment</heading><p><ref href="/us/pl/110/343/dB/tIV">Pub. L. 110–343, div. B, title IV</ref>, § 404(b), <date date="2008-10-03">Oct. 3, 2008</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/122/3860">122 Stat. 3860</ref>, provided that: <quotedContent origin="/us/pl/110/343/dB/tIV">“The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to wages paid after <date date="2008-12-31">December 31, 2008</date>.”</quotedContent>
</p>
</note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="idd6fa4eb9-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 2007 Amendment</heading><p><ref href="/us/pl/110/140/tXV">Pub. L. 110–140, title XV</ref>, § 1501(b), <date date="2007-12-19">Dec. 19, 2007</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/121/1800">121 Stat. 1800</ref>, provided that: <quotedContent origin="/us/pl/110/140/tXV">“The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to wages paid after <date date="2007-12-31">December 31, 2007</date>.”</quotedContent>
</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Amendment by <ref href="/us/pl/110/140">Pub. L. 110–140</ref> effective on the date that is 1 day after <date date="2007-12-19">Dec. 19, 2007</date>, see <ref href="/us/pl/110/140/s1601">section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140</ref>, set out as an Effective Date note under <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1824">section 1824 of Title 2</ref>, The Congress.</p>
</note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="idd6fa4eba-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 1990 Amendment</heading><p><ref href="/us/pl/101/508/tXI">Pub. L. 101–508, title XI</ref>, § 11333(b), <date date="1990-11-05">Nov. 5, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/1388-470">104 Stat. 1388–470</ref>, provided that: <quotedContent origin="/us/pl/101/508/tXI">“The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to wages paid after <date date="1990-12-31">December 31, 1990</date>.”</quotedContent>
</p>
</note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="idd6fa4ebb-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 1987 Amendment</heading><p><ref href="/us/pl/100/203/tIX">Pub. L. 100–203, title IX</ref>, § 9153(b), <date date="1987-12-22">Dec. 22, 1987</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/101/1330-326">101 Stat. 1330–326</ref>, provided that: <quotedContent origin="/us/pl/100/203/tIX">“The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to wages paid on or after <date date="1988-01-01">January 1, 1988</date>.”</quotedContent>
</p>
</note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="idd6fa4ebc-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 1982 Amendment</heading><p><ref href="/us/pl/97/248/tII">Pub. L. 97–248, title II</ref>, § 271(d)(1), (2), formerly § 271(b)(1), (2), <date date="1982-09-03">Sept. 3, 1982</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/96/555">96 Stat. 555</ref>, as redesignated by <ref href="/us/pl/98/601">Pub. L. 98–601</ref>, § 1(a), <date date="1984-10-30">Oct. 30, 1984</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/98/3147">98 Stat. 3147</ref>, provided that:<quotedContent origin="/us/pl/98/601">
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><num value="1">“(1)</num><heading> <inline class="small-caps">Subsections</inline> (a) <inline class="small-caps">and</inline> (b).—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) [amending this section, sections 3306 and 6157 of this title, and sections 1101 and 1105 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare] shall apply to remuneration paid after <date date="1982-12-31">December 31, 1982</date>.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><num value="2">“(2)</num><heading> <inline class="small-caps">Subsection</inline> (c).—</heading><content>The amendments made by subsection (c) [amending this section, sections 3302 and 6157 of this title, and <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1101">section 1101 of Title 42</ref>] shall apply to remuneration paid after <date date="1984-12-31">December 31, 1984</date>.”</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedContent>
</p>
</note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="idd6fa4ebd-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 1976 Amendment</heading><p><ref href="/us/pl/94/566/tII">Pub. L. 94–566, title II</ref>, § 211(d)(2), <date date="1976-10-20">Oct. 20, 1976</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/90/2677">90 Stat. 2677</ref>, provided that: <quotedContent origin="/us/pl/94/566/tII">“The amendment made by subsection (b) [amending this section] shall apply to remuneration paid after <date date="1976-12-31">December 31, 1976</date>.”</quotedContent>
</p>
</note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="idd6fa4ebe-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 1970 Amendment</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/91/373/tIII">Pub. L. 91–373, title III</ref>, § 301(a), <date date="1970-08-10">Aug. 10, 1970</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/84/713">84 Stat. 713</ref>, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective with respect to remuneration paid after <date date="1969-12-31">Dec. 31, 1969</date>.</p>
</note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="idd6fa4ebf-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 1960 Amendment</heading><p><ref href="/us/pl/86/778/tV">Pub. L. 86–778, title V</ref>, § 523(c), <date date="1960-09-13">Sept. 13, 1960</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/74/982">74 Stat. 982</ref>, provided that: <quotedContent origin="/us/pl/86/778/tV">“The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply only with respect to the calendar year 1961 and calendar years thereafter.”</quotedContent>
</p>
</note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="miscellaneous" id="idd6fa4ec0-ec38-11e5-b392-8d08e13c1552"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Plan Amendments Not Required Until January 1, 1989</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">For provisions directing that if any amendments made by subtitle A or subtitle C of title XI [§§ 1101–1147 and 1171–1177] or title XVIII [§§ 1800–1899A] of <ref href="/us/pl/99/514">Pub. L. 99–514</ref> require an amendment to any plan, such plan amendment shall not be required to be made before the first plan year beginning on or after <date date="1989-01-01">Jan. 1, 1989</date>, see <ref href="/us/pl/99/514/s1140">section 1140 of Pub. L. 99–514</ref>, as amended, set out as a note under <ref href="/us/usc/t26/s401">section 401 of this title</ref>.</p>
</note>
</notes>
</section>