North Carolina Department of Commerce 
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                                         Division of Employment Security 
                                                   Unemployment Insurance 
                               Adjustment to Employer's Quarterly Tax & Wage Report 
1. Employer's Name, Address & Telephone:                       2. Account Number (s):

                                                               3. Quarter/Year:
                                                               4. Tax Rate:               % 

Contact Person's Telephone Number: 
(         ) -         -            ext.  

                FOR AGENCY USE ONLY 

    Ck Amount                  Date      Col.          Initial 
$                                       YES         NO 

                                                                               As Reported       As Corrected 
5. (A) Wages Paid This Quarter Subject To The Law:  $                       $                  $ 
(B) Less Wages Paid This Quarter In Excess of
                                                                            $                  $ 
    $                            Per Worker This Year: 
(C) Wages Subject To Tax:  $                                                $                  $ 
6. Tax Paid/Due This Quarter:  $                                            $                  $ 
7. Additional Tax Due:  $
8. Interest Due:  $
9. Penalty - Late Payment Due:  $
10. Total Due: Check Attached  $                               Refund:   $
11. (A) Social Security Number (B) Employee’s Name                             (C) As Reported   (D) As Corrected
       -        -                                                           $                  $ 
       -        -                                                           $                  $ 
       -        -                                                           $                  $ 
       -        -                                                           $                  $ 
       -        -                                                           $                  $ 
       -        -                                                           $                  $ 
       -        -                                                           $                  $ 
       -        -                                                           $                  $ 
                                                                          Total:   $ 0.00      Total:   $0.00

12. Reason:

13. This information is true and accurate.

    Signed:

    Title:

    Date:
NCUI 685 (Rev. 7/2021) 

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Instructions for Completing the Adjustment to Employer’s Quarterly Tax and Wage Report 
(Form NCUI 685) 
1. Enter the employer's name, mailing address and contact person's telephone number in space provided.
2. Enter the employer account number assigned by this Agency. If you report your wages under branch account
numbers, enter the consolidated account number on the first line and enter the branch account number under which
the wages were reported on the second account number line.
3. Enter the quarter and year to be corrected in the format Q-YYYY. Example: 1-2017
Note: A separate Form NCUI 685 for each quarter to be corrected is required.
4. Enter the tax rate applicable to the year to be corrected.
5. (A) Wages paid this quarter subject to the law;
(B) Less wages paid this quarter in excess of $                      per worker this year; 
(C) Wages subject to tax; enter the amount previously reported for this quarter in the as reported column. Enter the
correct amount in the as corrected column.
Note: The as reported amount should include the amount shown on the original return, plus any previous corrections. 
Note: Use the correct taxable wage base applicable to the year being corrected: 
2021 – 26,000;        2020 – 25,200;    2019 – 24,300;       2018 – 23,500;      2017 – 23,100;      2016 – 22,300; 

6. Tax due this quarter: Enter the amount previously paid for this quarter in the as reported column. Enter the correct
amount of tax due in the as corrected column.
7. Additional tax due: If the as corrected amount is greater than the as reported amount in Item 6, enter the amount of
additional tax due.
8. Interest due:  If any additional tax is due, multiply the amount of tax due by the monthly interest rate for each month,
or portion thereof, from the due date to the date paid.  The monthly interest rate is .42% through 12/31/2018; .50%
from 1/1/2019 through 6/30/2019; .42% from 7/1/2019 through 12/31/2021.  The rate is subject to change semi-
annually per G.S. 105-241.21 and may be obtained at des.nc.gov or by contacting the nearest Division of Employment
Security Office.
9. Penalty - late payment due:  If any additional tax is due for this quarter, compute late payment penalty at the rate
of 10 percent of the amount due.
10. Total due: The sum of additional tax due, interest due, and late payment penalty due for this quarter. Indicate in the
spaces provided whether check is attached for additional amount due or refund is due after adjustment.
11. The remainder of Form NCUI 685 is to be used to correct individual employee's wages that were previously reported
incorrectly.
Note: Enter only those employees whose wages require corrections. 
(A) Enter the Social Security Number used to report the wages. If incorrect, enter the correct
number above the incorrect number.
(B) Enter the employee's name.
(C) Enter the amount of wages previously reported for the employee for this quarter in the as
reported column
(D) Enter the correct amount in the as corrected column.
12. Enter the reason for the adjustment.
13. Sign and date the form. Mail it to NC Dept. of Commerce, Division of Employment Security, P. 0. Box 26504,
Raleigh, NC 27611, Attention: Tax.
Additional forms may be obtained by contacting a field tax auditor at the nearest Division of Employment Security Office, 
telephoning us at (919) 707-1462 or downloading from our web site at des.nc.gov. 

NCUI 685 (Rev. 7/2021)