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Enroll in e-Services for Business as an Employer

To manage your employer payroll tax account, enroll as an employer if you are the owner, officer, partner, executor, receiver, or trustee of a business.

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 your employer payroll tax account. It’s fast, easy, secure and online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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

Note: Before you begin, if you need to register for an employer payroll tax account number, visit Am I Required to Register as an Employer? to review the information needed to register.

  1. Go to e-Services for Business.
  2. Select Enroll.
  3. Enter the required information, then select Continue.
  4. Choose your security questions and answer each question, then select Continue.
  5. Review the Enrollment Summary and print a copy for your records, then select Submit.
  6. Select the verification link in the email we sent you to complete the enrollment process.

Important: If you do not verify your email address within 24 hours, you will need to restart the enrollment process.

Refer to the e-Services for Business tutorial: Create a Username and Password to Enroll in Employer Services Online (YouTube) for more information.

Need to register for an employer payroll tax account number

  1. Login to e-Services for Business.
  2. Select New Employer, then select Next.
  3. Select Register for Employer Payroll Tax Account Number.
  4. Complete the online registration application, then select Submit.

Already have an employer payroll tax account number

Before you start your enrollment, be prepared to answer all of the following:

  • Total Subject Wages Reported from one of your 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 have mailed to you within the last six months.

Then, you will follow these steps:

  1. Login to e-Services for Business.
  2. Select Existing Employer, then select Next.
  3. Review the information on the Getting Started screen, then select Next.
  4. Select Yes on the Enrollment Type - Employer screen, then select Next.
  5. Select your Account Type.
  6. Enter your Account Number, Country, and ZIP Code.
  7. Answer each of the security questions related to your account.
    Note:  Enter 0.00 if there were no wages reported or payments submitted.
  8. Select Next.
  9. Review the Enrollment Request, then select Submit.

Refer to the e-Services for Business tutorial: Enroll as an Employer in e-Services for Business (YouTube) for more information.

e-Services for Business

Use e-Services for Business to manage your employer payroll tax account online.

Contact Us

If you have questions, Contact Payroll Taxes. You can also contact the Taxpayer Assistance Center at 1-888-745-3886 or visit your local Employment Tax Office.