Yippee! I get to pay unemployment tax!

(Jan. 23, 2014) -- I found out today that I, as the owner and only employee of RV Daily Report, must pay unemployment tax to the State of Arizona every month. So, every month going forward, I must hand over 2 percent of my wages to the state, which will be used to pay unemployment benefits should I ever lay myself off or fire myself. There is a benefit to all this nonsense though. The tax agent at the Arizona Department of "Economic Security" did tell me that I could lay myself off for a couple of weeks in December and collect unemployment benefits. But, she cautioned that my tax rate might rise the next year should I have any claims.