Tax Practitioners
Welcome to our resource site. Here you will find quick access to reporting requirements, audit and collection information, and essential contact numbers.
Manage Accounts
- e-Services for Business
- Contact Payroll Taxes
- Reporting Requirements
- Calendar – Payroll Tax Due Dates
- Holidays – For office closures and tax deposit and report purposes.
- Meals and Lodging
- Emergency and Disaster Assistance
- Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN)
- Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
- California Tax Service Center
Audit and Collection
- California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB) Precedent Decisions
- Information Sheet: Employment Tax Audit Process (DE 231TA) (PDF)
- Information Sheet: Installment Agreements (DE 631P) (PDF)
- Information Sheet: Personal Income Tax Adjustment Process (DE 231W) (PDF)
- Power Of Attorney Declaration (DE 48) (PDF)
- Information Sheet: Reporting and Payment Following an Assessment for Misclassified Workers (DE 231MW) (PDF)
- Information Sheet: Settlements Program (DE 231SP) (PDF)
- Information Sheet: State Tax Lien (DE 631TL) (PDF)
- Multi-Agency Form for Offer in Compromise (DE 999CA) (PDF)
- Tax Audit Guidelines (DE 40) (PDF)
- Historical California Withholding Tables
Forms and Publications
- California Withholding Schedules
- California Employer’s Guide (DE 44) (PDF)
- Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate (DE 4) (PDF)
- Commercial Employer Account Registration and Update Form (Including Pacific Maritime, and Fishing Boats) (DE 1) (PDF)
These forms can be submitted online through e-Services for Business:
- Payroll Tax Deposit Coupon (DE 88ALL)
- Quarterly Contribution Return and Report of Wages (DE 9)
- Quarterly Contribution Return and Report of Wages (Continuation) (DE 9C)
- Report of Independent Contractors (DE 542) (PDF)
- Report of New Employees (DE 34) (PDF)
Important Contacts
| Service | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Alternate Forms Coordinator | 1-916-255-0649 |
| Counseling Services for Agents (third-party administrators) |
1-916-654-7263 |
| Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) | 1-916-654-9130 |
| Fraud Tip Hotline | 1-800-528-1783 |
| Independent Contractor Reporting (ICR) | 1-916-657-0529 |
| New Employee Registry (NER) | 1-916-657-0529 |
| Power of Attorney | 1-916-654-7263 |
| Reimbursable Accounts | 1-916-653-5846 |
| Reserve Account Transfers, UI Rate and Benefit Charge Protests | 1-916-653-7795 |
| School Employees Fund Employers | 1-916-653-5380 |
| Tax Rate or visit UI Rate Search |
1-916-653-7795 |
| Taxpayer Advocate Office | 1-866-594-4177 |
| Taxpayer Assistance | 1-888-745-3886 |
| Wage Report and Adjustments Questions | 1-916-654-9018 |