Employer registration · all 50 states and DC
Hiring in another state? We register you as an employer there
A first employee in a new state usually means new state accounts: unemployment insurance, income tax withholding where the state has an income tax, and new-hire reporting. With your written authorization, we prepare and submit those registrations and send you the account numbers the state issues.
From $149 per state, plus any state fees at costGovernment, state and court fees are passed through at cost.
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What's included
What we do
- Unemployment insurance (SUTA) employer registration with the state's labor or workforce agency
- State income tax withholding registration with the revenue department, in states with an income tax
- New-hire reporting set up with the state's reporting center, with how to report each new hire
- The account numbers and letters each agency issues, organized for you and your payroll provider
- Several states in one request, each registered separately
Who it's for
Built for
- Small businesses with a first remote employee in another state
- Companies opening a location across a state line
- Businesses whose payroll provider needs state account numbers before the first run
- Bookkeepers setting up multi-state payroll
How it works
- Tell us the state and first payroll. The state, the business, the first payroll date there and which registrations you want, with your authorization.
- Upload the business details. EIN, owner and officer details and addresses, through the secure upload on your request page.
- We prepare and submit. Each registration goes in on the agency's own system, as your authorized representative.
- You get the account numbers. We send what each agency issues, so payroll can withhold and report from the first paycheck.
What we don't do
- We don't decide whether you must register in a state. That depends on where the employee works and the state's rules; ask your accountant or the agency.
- We don't run payroll or file payroll returns with this service.
- We don't give tax or legal advice.
- We don't guarantee an agency's approval or how long it takes.
MCC Solutions handles paperwork. We are not lawyers or tax advisers, and nothing here is legal or tax advice.
Where the work happens matters
Unemployment insurance and withholding generally follow where an employee works, but there are exceptions: neighboring states with reciprocity agreements, employees who work in several states, and states with no income tax on wages. The table below shows each state's agencies so you can see what's involved. The decision is yours and your accountant's; we handle the paperwork.
Employer registration agencies by state
| State | Unemployment insurance | State withholding | New-hire reporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Department of Workforce | Alabama Department of Revenue (ALDOR) | Alabama Department of Labor New-Hire reporting Within 7 days of the first day of work (employers with fewer than 5 employees reporting by mail or fax) |
| Alaska | Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Employment Security Tax | No state income tax withholding | Alaska Child Support Services Division: New Hire and Wage Withholding Within 20 days of hire |
| Arizona | Arizona Department of Economic Security | Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) | Arizona New Hire Reporting Center Within 20 days of the new employee's hire date |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Division of Workforce Services | Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) | Arkansas Division of Workforce Services Tax21 Within 20 days after the employee is hired or rehired or returns to work |
| California | California Employment Development Department (EDD) | Franchise Tax Board (FTB) and Employment Development Department (EDD) | EDD e-Services for Business Within 20 days of the start-of-work date (the first day services were performed for wages) |
| Colorado | Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) | Colorado Department of Revenue | Colorado State Directory of New Hires Within 20 calendar days of the hire |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Labor | Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) | Connecticut Department of Labor New Hire Reporting Within 20 days of hiring |
| Delaware | Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance | Delaware Division of Revenue | Delaware State Directory of New Hires Within 20 days of the new employee's hire date |
| District of Columbia | DC Department of Employment Services (DOES) | DC Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) | District of Columbia Directory of New Hires Within 20 days of each person's hire or re-hire date |
| Florida | Florida Department of Revenue (reemployment tax) | No state income tax withholding | Florida Department of Revenue: Services for Employers Within 20 days of hire (new hires and rehires) |
| Georgia | Georgia Department of Labor | Georgia Department of Revenue | Georgia New Hire Reporting (Department of Human Services) Within 10 days after employees are hired, re-hired or return to work |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Unemployment Insurance Division | Hawaii Department of Taxation | Hawaii Revised Statutes 576D-16 Within 20 days of hire |
| Idaho | Idaho Department of Labor | Idaho State Tax Commission | Idaho Department of Labor New Hire Reporting Within 20 days of the date of hire |
| Illinois | Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) | Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) | Illinois Department of Employment Security: New Hires Within 20 days of the employee's first day on the payroll |
| Indiana | Indiana Department of Workforce Development | Indiana Department of Revenue | Indiana New Hire Reporting Center Within 20 days of the day the employee begins working |
| Iowa | Iowa Workforce Development | Iowa Department of Revenue | Iowa Centralized Employee Registry Within 15 days of the hire or rehire date |
| Kansas | Kansas Department of Labor | Kansas Department of Revenue | Kansas Department of Labor New Hire Directory Within 20 days of the hire |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Office of Unemployment Insurance | Kentucky Department of Revenue | Kentucky New Hire Reporting Center Within 20 days of the hire date |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Workforce Commission | Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) | Louisiana Directory of New Hires Within 20 days of the hire date (new hires and rehires) |
| Maine | Maine Department of Labor, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation | Maine Revenue Services (MRS) | Maine New Hire Reporting Center Within 7 days of the hire date |
| Maryland | Maryland Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance | Comptroller of Maryland | Maryland State Directory of New Hires Within 20 days (newly hired or rehired employees) |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) | Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) | Massachusetts DOR: Report New Hires Within 14 days of the start of, or return to, employment |
| Michigan | Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) | Michigan Department of Treasury | Michigan New Hires Operation Center Within 20 days of the date of hire or rehire |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Unemployment Insurance (DEED) | Minnesota Department of Revenue | Minnesota New Hire Reporting Center Within 20 calendar days of the date of hiring |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) | Mississippi Department of Revenue | Mississippi State Directory of New Hires Within 15 days of the new employee's hire date |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations | Missouri Department of Revenue | Missouri Employer Services: New Hire Information Within 20 calendar days of the hire date |
| Montana | Montana Department of Labor and Industry, UI Contributions Bureau | Montana Department of Revenue | Montana DPHHS Online New Hire Reporting Within 20 days from the date of hire |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Labor | Nebraska Department of Revenue | Nebraska State Directory of New Hires Within 20 days of the new employee's hire or re-hire date |
| Nevada | Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) | No state income tax withholding | Nevada DETR New Hire Reporting Within 20 days of hire |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Employment Security (NHES) | No state income tax withholding | New Hampshire Employment Security: New Hire Within 20 days of the date hired |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development | New Jersey Division of Taxation | New Jersey Child Support Employer Services Portal Within 20 days of the hiring, re-hiring or return to work |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions | New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department | New Mexico New Hire Directory Within 20 days of the new employee's hire date |
| New York | New York State Department of Labor | New York State Department of Taxation and Finance | New York New Hire Online Reporting Center Within 20 calendar days from the hiring date |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Division of Employment Security (DES) | North Carolina Department of Revenue (NCDOR) | North Carolina New Hire Directory Within 20 days of the new employee's hire date |
| North Dakota | Job Service North Dakota | North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner | North Dakota Child Support: online reporting No later than 20 days after the first day the individual performs services for pay |
| Ohio | Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Unemployment Insurance Operations | Ohio Department of Taxation | Ohio Revised Code 3121.893 Not later than 20 days after the date the employer hires the employee |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) | Oklahoma Tax Commission | Oklahoma Employment Security Commission: Report New Hires Within 20 days of the new employee's start date |
| Oregon | Oregon Employment Department | Oregon Department of Revenue | Oregon Employer Services Portal Within 20 days of the hire date |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Office of UC Tax Services | Pennsylvania Department of Revenue | PA CareerLink: Report New Hires Within 20 days of the Date of Hire |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) | Rhode Island Division of Taxation | Rhode Island New Hire Reporting Directory Within 14 days of the first day of work |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) | South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) | South Carolina New Hire Reporting (SCDSS) Within 20 days after the employee's first day of work |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, Reemployment Assistance | No state income tax withholding | South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation: New Hire Reporting Within 20 days of the first day of work |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development | No state income tax withholding | Tennessee New Hire Reporting Within 20 days of the date they are hired (newly hired or rehired) |
| Texas | Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) | No state income tax withholding | Texas Office of the Attorney General: New Hire Reporting Within 20 calendar days of the hire date |
| Utah | Utah Department of Workforce Services | Utah State Tax Commission | Utah Department of Workforce Services: Report New Hires Within 20 days of the first day of work |
| Vermont | Vermont Department of Labor | Vermont Department of Taxes | Vermont Department of Labor: New Hire Reporting Within 10 days of the first day services are actually performed for compensation |
| Virginia | Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) | Virginia Department of Taxation | Virginia New Hire Reporting Center Within 20 days of the hire or re-hire date |
| Washington | Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) | No state income tax withholding | Washington DSHS: New Hire Reporting Within 20 days of hire or rehire |
| West Virginia | WorkForce West Virginia | West Virginia Tax Division | West Virginia New Hire Reporting Center Within 14 days of the date of hiring |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) | Wisconsin Department of Revenue | Wisconsin New Hire Reporting Center Within 20 days of the hire or re-hire date |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Department of Workforce Services | No state income tax withholding | Wyoming New Hire Reporting Center Within 20 days after an employee is hired, re-hired or returns to work |
From each agency's own pages, checked November 2026. More detail: unemployment tax wage bases, new-hire reporting rules and the first-hire checklist.
Before you send
- We'll ask for the EIN, owner details and other tax ID numbers through the secure upload on your request page, never in this form or by email.
- Each state has its own agencies: we register with the ones in our table for your state and send you the account numbers they issue.
- State registration fees, where a state charges one, are passed through at cost. We tell you before we submit.
- Whether you must register depends on the state's rules and your situation. We don't give tax or legal advice; ask your accountant if you're unsure.
- Agencies set their own processing times, and we don't guarantee approval or timing.
Prefer to talk?
Call the desk and we'll take the request by phone.
Questions
How much does it cost?
$149 per state for the registrations you choose, plus any state registration fee at cost. If a state charges a fee, we tell you before we submit.
Which registrations do I need?
Usually unemployment insurance and new-hire reporting in the state where the employee works, and state withholding if that state taxes wages. Some states combine registrations on one system. If you choose "Not sure" on the form, we tell you which ones the state's agencies list for a new employer, and you decide.
How long does it take?
Agencies work on their own schedules. Some issue an account number online right away; others mail it weeks later. We submit once we have your complete details and pass on what each agency tells us.
Why do you need my EIN through the request page?
Registrations need tax ID numbers, and we keep them out of forms and email. The secure upload on your request page is the one place we take them.
Do you run payroll too?
Not with this service. We set up the state accounts; your payroll provider or bookkeeper runs payroll and files the returns. Our bookkeeping desk offers payroll separately.
Can you guarantee approval?
No. The agencies decide. If one asks for more information, we tell you what it asked for.
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