Benefit Charge Auditing & Recovery

Benefit Charge Auditing & Recovery

Benefit Charge Auditing & Recovery: Protect Your Bottom Line from Avoidable Unemployment Costs.

Every quarter, employers receive benefit charge statements from their state unemployment agency. Most file them without review. The result: avoidable costs that silently compound into higher SUTA tax rates year after year.

USC's ChargeShield system audits every benefit charge statement, validates every reimbursable bill, and contests avoidable costs before they impact your tax rate. Four layers of defense: charge intake, validity audit, protest filing, and recovery reporting.

ChargeShield catches charges posted to the wrong employer, charges for ineligible claimants, duplicate postings, and charges that should have been non-charged based on separation type. In our experience auditing thousands of charge statements nationally, 20-40% of benefit charges contain a protestable issue.

Results: 55-88% of exposed liability avoided depending on client profile. 71%+ reduction in avoidable benefit charges. 28%+ reduction in SUTA tax rate exposure.

No employer action required. USC handles the entire process end-to-end across all 52 U.S. jurisdictions.