Employer and Third-Party Agent Instructions for Submitting Files in BEACON - Unemployment Insurance
BEACON Account Activation and Registration for Employers and Third-Party Agents
BEACON, the Maryland Division of Unemployment Insurance’s unemployment insurance system integrates all benefits, appeals, and tax functions of the unemployment insurance system. Employers and third-party agents can use BEACON to complete several UI tasks, 24/7.
An employer or agent who has not already done so should activate or register for a BEACON account.
- Employers can activate or register for their accounts on the BEACON employer login webpage.
- Third-party agents can activate or register for their accounts on the BEACON agent login webpage.
- For account activation and registration instructions, see the BEACON Account Activation and Registration for Employers and Third-Party Agents webpage.
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:
- CSV
- XML
- ICESA
- EFW2
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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.
- Download: Payment Allocation File Specifications
- Sample File: MD Payment Allocation Sample File (CSV)
- Download: Power of Attorney Bulk Submission Procedures (for Agents only)
- Sample File: MD POA Bulk File Submission (Excel)
- Power of Attorney Authorization Form
For more information about BEACON, see:
Unemployment Modernization (BEACON) for Employers and Third-Party Agents
- BEACON Employer FAQs
- BEACON Account Activation for Employers with an Unemployment Insurance Account (Instructions)
- BEACON New Employer Account Registration (Instructions)
- Employers’ Quick Reference Guide
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.