Case Study: National Restaurant Chain achieves recovery of $691,875 in overpaid employment taxes and timely unemployment tax compliance with Workforce Wise™

National Restaurant Chain - Customer Case Study

National Restaurant Chain, a quick‑service restaurant operator with about 6,000 employees across 120 locations and two brands, faced a planned internal realignment that consolidated two predecessor legal entities into a third. Because the transaction involved related employers and fell under the SUTA Dumping Prevention Act, the chain faced compliance, tax‑rate and financial risks (including inability to carry over annual taxable wage bases) and engaged Workforce Wise™ for unemployment tax services and employment‑tax consulting.

Workforce Wise™ worked with the chain to develop a detailed work plan, analyze alternative legal and timing scenarios, prepare registrations and state filings, and file amended returns to recover duplicated wage‑base taxes. As a result, Workforce Wise™ helped the client address statutory notification requirements on time, secure transfers of experience where possible, and recover approximately $691,875 in overpaid employment taxes while reducing exposure to penalties and incorrect future tax rates.