BEACON, the Maryland Division of Unemployment Insurance’s fully-modernized unemployment insurance system, launched in September 2020. BEACON integrates all benefits, appeals, and tax functions of the unemployment insurance system.
An employer or agent who has not already done so should activate or register for a BEACON account.
You can file wage reports in BEACON by entering employee and wage information directly into the system or by using one of the following file formats:
Sample Files: |
Instructions for Third-Party Agents Third-Party Agent Acknowledgement File Format Sample Files: |
You will need proper credentials to submit wage files by FTP in BEACON. To obtain these credentials, please email ui.employeractivation@maryland.gov and use “FTP Wages” as the subject of the email.
For more information about BEACON, see:
If you have additional questions about BEACON, please contact the Maryland Division of Unemployment Insurance by calling the Employer Call Center at 410-949-0033.