it is a taxpayer number like your ssn, but for a business. you really dont need one if you are a sole proprietor. the duns number is a dunn and brastreet number for credit reporting for a business. you dont need this unless you want business credit. be prepared to pay $500 or more for it. they have free ones but they dont report those.
Unemployment benefits usually cover about 40 percent of the former worker's earnings, up to the state maximum. Depending on the state, the average ranges from 30 to 50 percent, again dependent on the benefit maximum.Beneficiaries must pay federal taxes on unemployment compensation.nemployment benefits usually cover about 40 percent of the former worker's earnings, up to the state maximum. Depending on the state, the average ranges from 30 to 50 percent, again dependent on the benefit maximum.
Workers and employers pay for Social Security. Workers pay 6.2 percent of their earnings up to a cap, which is $118,500 a year in 2015. (The cap on taxable earnings usually rises each year with average wages.) Employers pay a matching amount for a combined contribution of 12.4 percent of earnings.