QuickBooks South Dakota Form DOL-UID-21: How to Complete Page 2
QuickBooks users completing South Dakota unemployment form DOL-UID-21 page 2 can find field-by-field guidance for the Line 9 adjustments and Line 14 disposition details.
QuickBooks Desktop users filing South Dakota unemployment insurance returns sometimes struggle to locate field-level guidance for the second page of Form DOL-UID-21 — specifically the Line 9 Adjustments section and the Line 14 Detail Worksheet. The form itself offers limited built-in help, and several fields must be entered manually rather than auto-populating from company data.
When Page 2 Applies
The second page of Form DOL-UID-21 serves two distinct purposes. The Line 14 Detail Worksheet is used when a South Dakota business has discontinued operations, changed ownership, or been sold, leased, or otherwise transferred. The Line 9 Adjustments section is used to report corrections to wages or tax amounts from prior quarters — for example, when a business receives a debit or credit notice from the South Dakota Department of Labor that needs to be reflected on the current filing.
Activating Page 2
QuickBooks does not display page 2 fields by default. To access the Line 14 worksheet, you must check the box on Form DOL-UID-21, page 1, at Item 14. Similarly, if you enter an amount on page 1 at Item 9, the corresponding Item 9 section on page 2 becomes required. Without those triggers on page 1, the detail worksheet remains inactive.
Completing the Line 14 Detail Worksheet
Business Information (Line 1)
QuickBooks auto-fills the account number, legal business name, and mailing address from the entries on page 1. The business owner’s name must be entered manually.
Date of Last Employment (Line 2)
If the business discontinued without a successor, enter the date of last employment or the date wages were last paid — whichever is later.
Business Sold, Leased, or Transferred (Lines 2–4)
For ownership changes, several fields come into play:
- Effective Date of Disposition — the date the sale, lease, or transfer took effect.
- Reason for Disposition — a brief description of the transaction.
- Date Wages Were Last Paid in South Dakota — the final payroll date in the state.
- Retaining Part of Business — indicate whether any portion of the operation was retained. This question must be answered for any sale, lease, or transfer.
- Name and Address of Successor — identifying information for the party acquiring the business.
South Dakota law permits the transfer of the employer’s payroll experience and experience rating account to a successor. The form asks whether you authorize that transfer, so the answer should be specific.
Signature Requirements
The form must be signed by an authorized party. For an individual employer, that is the individual owner. For a corporation, it must be the president, treasurer, or another principal officer. For other entity types, a duly authorized member or agent with knowledge of the company’s affairs may sign.
Completing the Line 9 Adjustments Section
Quarter Ending
Enter the quarter or quarters to which the adjustments apply. Multiple quarters can be listed if corrections span several filing periods.
Explanation
Provide a clear explanation for each adjustment. This includes reasons for debit or credit notices received from the Department of Labor and any corrections to wage totals or tax liability from prior quarters. The explanation should give enough detail for the Department to understand why the adjustment is being made.
Finding Numbers QuickBooks Did Not Auto-Fill
Most of page 2 requires manual entry. QuickBooks populates only the account number, legal business name, and mailing address by carrying them forward from page 1. Everything else — dates, explanations, successor information, and authorization choices — must be entered by hand.
For broader questions about where QuickBooks pulls its figures from on state payroll forms, or for help navigating the form window itself, the Help button within the form provides additional context about the data sources behind each line. If you run into recurring payroll form display issues or fields that refuse to populate, there are troubleshooting steps worth reviewing.
Key Takeaway
Page 2 of Form DOL-UID-21 is entirely user-driven. QuickBooks sets the stage by activating the page when Item 9 or Item 14 is triggered on page 1, but the substance — disposition details, adjustment explanations, dates, and signatures — falls to the person preparing the return. Knowing that going in saves time and reduces the likelihood of an incomplete filing.