Enroll in e-Services for Business as a Representative

Enroll as a Representative if one of the following applies to you:

  • You are a third-party representative, such as a tax preparer, bookkeeper, agent, or accountant, enrolling to manage your client’s employer payroll tax account.
  • You are an employee enrolling to manage your employer’s payroll tax account.
  • You are only submitting the Report of Independent Contractor(s) (DE 542).

Steps to Follow

With e-Services for Business, you can register for an employer payroll tax account number, file tax returns and wage reports, make payments, and manage the employer payroll tax accounts you represent. It's fast, easy, secure, and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Follow the steps below to enroll in e-Services for Business for online access to an employer payroll tax account.

  1. Ingrese a e-Services for Business.
  2. Seleccione Enroll.
  3. Ingrese la información requerida y luego seleccione Next.
  4. Elija sus preguntas de seguridad y responda cada una, luego seleccione Continue.
  5. Revise el Enrollment Summary (resumen de registro) e imprima una copia para sus registros, luego seleccione Submit.
  6. Seleccione el enlace de verificación en el correo electrónico que el EDD le envía para completar el proceso de registro.

Importante: Si no verifica su dirección de correo electrónico dentro de 24 horas, tendrá que reiniciar el proceso de registro.

Vea el video informativo de e-Services for Business que le muestra cómo crear un nombre de usuario y contraseña titulado Create a Username and Password to Enroll in Employer Services Online (YouTube) (en inglés) para obtener más información.

  1. Ingrese a e-Services for Business.
  2. Seleccione Existing Employer y luego Next.
  3. Repase la información que aparece en la pantalla titulada en inglés Getting Started y luego seleccione Next.
  4. Seleccione No en la pantalla de confirmación del empleador y luego Next.
  5. Seleccione Yes en la pantalla de confirmación del representante y luego seleccione Next.
  6. Complete la información representativa y luego seleccione Next
  7. Complete la información de contacto del representante y luego seleccione Next.
  8. Revise el resumen de registro e imprima una copia para sus registros, luego seleccione Submit.

Ahora ya se puede registrar para obtener un nuevo número de cuenta del impuesto sobre la nómina del empleador o para autorizar acceso a cuentas del impuesto sobre la nómina del empleador existentes.

Employer Payroll Tax Account

After you enroll in e-Services for Business, you can register for an employer payroll tax account number. Before you begin, visit Am I Required to Register as an Employer? to review the information needed to register.

  1. Log in to e-Services for Business.
  2. Select Register a New Account (DE 1) from the I Want To panel.
  3. Complete the online registration application.
  4. Select Submit.

After you enroll in e-Services for Business, you can add access to an existing employer payroll tax account. For each account you want to access, be prepared to answer all of the following:

  • Total Subject Wages Reported from one of the last three wage reports. Your report may be either of these:
    • Quarterly Contribution Return and Report of Wages (Continuation) (DE 9C)
    • Employer of Household Worker(s) Quarterly Report of Wages and Withholdings (DE 3BHW)
  • Payment Amount from one of the last five payments to the EDD. Do not include any payments from the last 15 days.
  • Letter ID from the most recent rate notice or another letter we mailed to you within the last six months.

Then, you will follow these steps:

  1. Log in to e-Services for Business.
  2. Select More...
  3. Select Add Access to Another Account from the Access Management panel.
  4. Select the Account Type. Enter the Account NumberCountry, and ZIP Code.
  5. Answer each of the security questions related to the account.
    Note: Enter 0.00 if there were no wages reported or payments submitted.
  6. Select Next.
  7. Review the information you entered, then select Submit.

Repeat these steps for each account you want to access. Contact us for further assistance.