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
Accepts XML files with tax and wage data for multiple employers
Sends two confirmations:
One for file receipt
One for file validation
Receives ACH credit payment information from the bank
No limit on employer or employee size 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.
Production File Transmission - Access to the Production server for “live” filing will be provided once the certification process is successfully completed.
Contact information
For help or questions about AZURE, contact the UI Tax Employer Accounting Unit:
