Employer Registration By State

Starting a new business or processing payroll in a new state for the first time?

You'll need to sign up as a new employer to register with the state before physically conducting business there. Before doing so, here are some things you'll likely need to have handy: 

• Legal Address / Mailing Address
• Start date for your business
• Contact information, titles, and Social Security Number(s) or SSNs for your business officers
• A Federal Employer ID Number (FEIN) for pre-existing businesses only*

Note: If you have employees working in multiple states, you must register with each state individually.

Refer to the table below to view the business registration requirements and associated registration links for your state. Note that these can be a combined registration link or have two different requirements for unemployment and tax withholding (if required by the state). Most states provide the ability to register online right from your computer - if there is no online option, you must submit a traditional paper form.

Looking for assistance with state registrations? Here's the state registration service we use and suggest to other employers. 

New business owners may also want to consider signing up for a labor law poster subscription service, as these types of subscription services are inexpensive, save employers a lot of time on compliance, as well as provide hands-off and minimal-risk compliance management.