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title: Register Your Business to Process Payrolls
description: A State-by-State guide for registering your business to hire employees and complete compliance reporting and file unemployment and payroll withholding taxes.
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# Register Your Business for Payroll Processing

Whether you are a new employer hiring your first employee or an existing employer hiring a new employee who will perform work in another state, you will need to complete the appropriate registrations with federal and/or state and local entities to ensure you are in compliance and can collect and pay unemployment and any applicable state withholding taxes when [processing payrolls](http://www.checkmatepayroll.com/workforce-management-solutions/payroll-services).  Below is a quick reference grid with links to help you get started.

### Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)

| [Click Here to Apply for FEIN](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/apply-for-an-employer-identification-number-ein-online) |
| --- |

### By State

If you have employees in more than one state, you will need to register in each state and pay the applicable Unemployment and Withholding taxes.  You should also check to see if there are additional county, city/town or other withholding taxes in your local area(s).

| **STATE** | **UNEMPLOYMENT** | **WITHHOLDING** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alabama | [Register Here](https://labor.alabama.gov/eGov/login.aspx) | [Register Here](https://myalabamataxes.alabama.gov/_/) |
| Alaska | [Register Here](https://my.alaska.gov/NewAccount.aspx) | No State Withholding |
| Arizona | [Register Here](https://des.az.gov/services/employment/unemployment-employer) | Combined with Unemployment |
| Arkansas | [Register Here](https://www.workforce.arkansas.gov/Tax21/Login.aspx?m=T) | [Register Here](https://atap.arkansas.gov/_/#2) |
| California | [Register Here](https://eddservices.edd.ca.gov/tap/secure/eservices) | Combined with Unemployment |
| Colorado | [Register Here](https://mybiz.colorado.gov/intro) | Combined with Unemployment |
| Connecticut | [Register Here](https://reemploycttax.dol.ct.gov/accessct/faces/login/login_local.xhtml) | [Register Here](https://portal.ct.gov/DRS/myconneCT/myconneCT) |
| Delaware | [Register Here](https://onestop.delaware.gov/osbrlpublic/Home.jsp) | Combined with Unemployment |
| District of Columbia | [Register Here](https://essp.does.dc.gov/DOES%20ESSP%20Employer%20Landing%20Page.html) | [Register Here](https://mytax.dc.gov/_/) |
| Florida | [Register Here](https://taxapps.floridarevenue.com/IRegistration/) | No State Withholding |
| Georgia | [Register Here](https://www.dol.state.ga.us/Access/Service/LogonDOL1) | [Register Here](https://gtc.dor.ga.gov/_/#12) |
| Hawaii | [Register Here](https://hbe.ehawaii.gov/BizEx/home.eb) | Combined with Unemployment |
| Idaho | [Register Here](https://labor.idaho.gov/ibrs/ibr.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1) | Combined with Unemployment |
| Illinois | [Register Here](https://mytax.illinois.gov/_/) | Combined with Unemployment |
| Indiana | [Register Here](https://uplink.in.gov/ESS/ESSLogon.htm) | [Register Here](https://inbiz.in.gov/BOS/Home/Index) |
| Iowa | [Register Here](https://www.myiowaui.org/UITIPTaxWeb/uilogin.do) | [Register Here](https://www.idr.iowa.gov/CBA/start.asp) |
| Kansas | [Register Here](https://www.kansasemployer.gov/uitax/Account/Register.aspx?ReturnUrl) | [Register Here](https://www.kansas.gov/user/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kansas.gov%2Fbusinesscenter%2Fj_spring_cas_security_check) |
| Kentucky | [Register Here](https://kewes.ky.gov/EmployerReg/Businesstype.aspx) | [Register Here](http://revenue.ky.gov/Business/Pages/Employer-Payroll-Withholding.aspx) |
| Louisiana | [Register Here](https://laors2.laworks.net/LaStarsRegistration) | [Register Here](http://www.revenue.louisiana.gov/Businesses/BusinessRegistration) |
| Maine | [Register Here](https://assist.reemployme.maine.gov/ep/landing) | [Register Here](https://revenue.maine.gov/_/) |
| Maryland | [Register Here](https://interactive.marylandtaxes.com/webapps/comptrollercra/RegistrationType.asp) | Combined with Unemployment |
| Massachusetts | [Register Here](https://unemployment.mass.gov/Employers/_/) | [Register Here](https://mtc.dor.state.ma.us/mtc/_/#3) |
| Michigan | [Register Here](https://miwam.unemployment.state.mi.us/mip/ereg/_/) | [Register Here](https://www.michigan.gov/taxes/business-taxes/new-biz) |
| Minnesota | [Register Here](https://www1.uimn.org/ui_employer/guestNavigation.do?nav=0.3.0) | [Register Here](https://www.mndor.state.mn.us/tp/webreg/_/) |
| Mississippi | [Register Here](https://accessmstax.mdes.ms.gov/accessmstax/faces/tax/employerinformationsubmittedby.xhtml?resGroup=menu&_accessNavOutcome_=employerinformationsubmittedby&forwardName=employerinformationsubmittedby&fromLoginScreen=1) | [Register Here](https://tap.dor.ms.gov/_/#1) |
| Missouri | [Register Here](https://uinteract.labor.mo.gov) | [Register Here](https://dor.mo.gov/register-business/) |
| Montana | [Register Here](https://uieservices.mt.gov/_/#1) | [Register Here](https://tap.dor.mt.gov/_/#1) |
| Nebraska | [Register Here](https://uiconnect.ne.gov/uiconnect/faces/jsp/centerne.jsp) | [Register Here](http://www.revenue.nebraska.gov/electron/online_f20.html) |
| Nevada | [Register Here](http://ui.nv.gov/ess.html) | No State Withholding |
| New Hampshire | [Register Here](https://www.nhes.nh.gov/services/employers/register.htm) | No State Withholding |
| New Jersey | [Register Here](https://www.njportal.com/DOR/BusinessRegistration/) | Combined with Unemployment |
| New Mexico | [Register Here](https://ui.dws.state.nm.us/Employer/Core/Login.ASPX) | [Register Here](https://tap.state.nm.us/tap/_/#1) |
| New York | [Register Here](https://www.businessexpress.ny.gov/app/answers/cms/a_id/3033/kw/NYS%20100) | Combined with Unemployment (includes NYC, Outer Boroughs, and Yonkers) |
| North Carolina | [Register Here](https://fed.div.des.nc.gov/ofis/citizen/pages/public/SelfRegStart.aspx) | [Register Here](https://eservices.dor.nc.gov/ncbusreg/) |
| North Dakota | [Register Here](http://www.jobsnd.com/unemployment-business/ui-easy) | [Register Here](http://www.nd.gov/businessreg/employees/tax.html) |
| Ohio | [Register Here](https://eric.ohio.gov/ERICWeb/faces/jsp/register/newGetWebAccessEmployer.xhtml) | [Register Here](https://ohiobusinessgateway.ohio.gov/OBG/Membership/Registration.mvc/Acknowledgement#MainContainer) |
| Oklahoma | [Register Here](https://eztaxexpress.oesc.state.ok.us/Access/Default.aspx) | [Register Here](https://oktap.tax.ok.gov/OkTAP/Web/_/#1) |
| Oregon | [Register Here](https://revenueonline.dor.oregon.gov/tap/_/) | Combined with Unemployment |
| Pennsylvania | [Register Here](https://mypath.pa.gov/_/#0) | Combined with Unemployment |
| Rhode Island | [Register Here](https://www.ri.gov/taxation/BAR/tools/register.php) | Combined with Unemployment |
| South Carolina | [Register Here](https://uitax.dew.sc.gov/) | [Register Here](https://mydorway.dor.sc.gov/_/) |
| South Dakota | [Register Here](http://dlr.sd.gov/ui/businesses/registration.aspx) | No State Withholding |
| Tennessee | [Register Here](https://www.tn.gov/workforce/employers/tax-and-insurance-redirect/unemployment-insurance-tax.html) | No State Withholding |
| Texas | [Register Here](https://apps.twc.state.tx.us/UITAXREG/security/logon.do) | No State Withholding |
| Utah | [Register Here](https://secure.utah.gov/account-migration/login.html?returnToUrlUtahId=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.utah.gov%2Fosbr-user%2Fuii_authentication) | Combined with Unemployment |
| Vermont | [Register Here](https://employerregistration.labor.vermont.gov/portal/LiabilityCheck1.aspx) | [Register Here](https://myvtax.vermont.gov/_/)  |
| Virginia | [Register Here](https://www.business.tax.virginia.gov/VTOL/Login.seam) | Combined with Unemployment |
| Washington | [Register Here](https://secureaccess.wa.gov/myAccess/saw/select.do) | No State Withholding |
| West Virginia | [Register Here](https://workforcewv.org/employers/employment-resources/navigate-unemployment-process/) | [Register Here](https://tax.wv.gov/Business/Withholding/HelpAndGeneralInformation/Pages/WithholdingHelpAndGeneralInformation.aspx) |
| Wisconsin | [Register Here](https://unemployment.wisconsin.gov/SUITESPortalWelcome/EmployerPortalWelcome.aspx?target=AccountMain.aspx\)) | [Register Here](https://tap.revenue.wi.gov/services/_/) |
| Wyoming | [Register Here](https://wyui.wyo.gov/benefits/home.do) | No State Withholding |

## Need help?

Setting up a new company can be an incredibly daunting task.  We've compiled this reference page with useful links to help get you started with a few of the registrations you'll need to complete to hire employees and pay any required unemployment insurance and payroll taxes.  Have a question or want a little help? 

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