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AZURE Bulk Filing Overview

The Arizona UI Tax Reporting for Employers (AZURE) system allows any filer to upload single or multiple quarterly Unemployment Tax & Wage Reports in XML format and submit ACH Credit payments via a Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) process.

The AZURE Bulk Filing System Overview

Receives XML files containing Tax & Wage report data for multiple employers in a XML file format.
Sends two acknowledgements; one for file receipt and one for file validation.
Receives corresponding ACH credit payment data from the bank.
No limits on the size of employers/employees when filing with the following exceptions:
- Test files are not to exceed a maximum of 1000 employers per file.
- Production files are not to exceed a maximum of 5000 employers per file.

The steps required to use AZURE

Registration – Complete the AZURE Bulk Filing Application (52 KB PDF) to receive your Login ID (Username) and password
Test File Transmission & Validation
- Contact the Department at [email protected] when ready to begin testing.
- AZURE User Requirements, Technical Specifications and Testing Schedule
Production File Transmission - Access to the Production server for “live” filing will be provided once the certification process is successfully completed.

Contact information

For more information or assistance, please contact the UI Tax Employer Accounting Unit at (602)771-3689 or (602)771-6601. You may also email your questions to [email protected].

► AZURE FAQs.
► AZURE User Requirements.

Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other nondiscrimination laws and authorities, ADES does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Persons that require a reasonable modification based on language or disability should submit a request as early as possible to ensure the State has an opportunity to address the modification. The process for requesting a reasonable modification can be found at Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Modification.

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