The information needed to successfully complete your registration is based on the type of business you operate. Register your business and submit any supporting documents online with e-Services for Business.
Registration Process
In the registration application process, you will be asked a series of questions. Gather the following information and have it available as you complete your application:
- Name and Social Security number - all principal officers and administrators.
- Physical business address and mailing address.
- Business phone number.
- Valid email address (contact person and business).
- County where business is located.
- Date of first payroll when wages exceed $100.
- Nine-digit federal employer identification number (FEIN) - a FEIN can be obtained by going to the IRS website.
- Industry Description - What is the industry, product, or service that represents the greatest portion of your sales or revenue?
- Previous EDD employer payroll tax account information, if applicable.
- Business Name - as recorded with the California Secretary of State (SOS)
- Provide the following information, access California Secretary of State to confirm information, as needed:
- Exact Legal Business Name as spelled and registered with SOS (Corporations, LLCs, LLPs, LPs)
- SOS ID Number
- Corporation: Seven-digit California Corporation ID number
- Limited Liability Company (LLC): 9- or 12-digit California Secretary of State (SOS) ID number
- Doing Business As (DBA), if applicable.
- Provide the following information, access California Secretary of State to confirm information, as needed:
- Name, phone number, address (if different from business or mailing address) for business contact person.
Once you are ready to register for a payroll tax account number, you will need to enroll in e-Services for Business.
If you are an employer, visit Enroll in e-Services for Business as an Employer. If you are a representative, visit Enroll in e-Services for Business as a Representative.
Supporting documentation
- Selection of Financing Method; Election to Cover Excluded Services for Unemployment Insurance Purposes Only by a Public Entity or Indian Tribe (DE 1PE) (PDF)
- Application for Unemployment and Disability Insurance Elective Coverage for Employees Exempted Under the California Unemployment Insurance Code (DE 1378) (PDF), if applicable.
- Application for Elective Coverage of Disability Insurance Only - Local Public Entities and Indian Tribes (DE 1378M) (PDF), if applicable.
- Application for Elective Coverage of State Disability Insurance ONLY (DE 1378N) (PDF), if applicable.
- Tribal Registry information (information from the US Department of the Interior of the Federal Register website that shows/identifies the tribe as being recognized by the federal government as a Native American Indian Tribe).
Additional Resources
Information Sheets
- Exempt Employment (DE 231EE) (PDF)
- Limited Liability Entities (DE 231LLC) (PDF)
- Statutory Employees – Unemployment Insurance (UI), Employment Training Tax (ETT), and State Disability Insurance (SDI) (DE 231SE) (PDF)
- Non Profit and/or Public Entities (DE 231NP) (PDF)
- Specialized Coverage (Elective Coverage for Exempt Workers) (DE 231SC) (PDF)
Additional Information Sheets are available online at Payroll Taxes – Forms and Publications.
Other Resources
- Information Concerning Elective Coverage of Disability Insurance Only Under Section 709 of the California Unemployment Insurance Code (CUIC) (DE 1378L) (PDF)
- Information Concerning Elective Coverage for State Disability Insurance ONLY - Under Section 702.6, 710.4, 710.5, 710.6, or 710.9 of the California Unemployment Insurance Code (CUIC) (DE 1378P) (PDF)
- Disability Insurance Elective Coverage (DE 2565) (PDF)