Connecticut Employer Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (Connecticut Employer Kit 2027, 2027 Payroll Rate Change, 2027 Payroll Tax Setup)

Who it is for

Owners and bookkeepers running payroll for employees in Connecticut, from 2027 rate changes to unemployment tax setup.

Not the right fit if

Your employees don't work in Connecticut, or a payroll provider already handles these filings for you. Not a payroll service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Connecticut kits are built only from our Connecticut data files: Connecticut data files, checked November 2026 against 20 official pages, among them Connecticut Department of Labor; CTDOL: Information on Unemployment Tax Rate for Calendar Year 2026; Connecticut Department of Revenue Services: Withholding Forms (2026 Form CT-W4); Official page; Connecticut Department of Labor: State Labor Regulation Posters; Connecticut DOL: Wage and Workplace Standards; Connecticut Governor: minimum wage will increase to $17.48 on January 1, 2027; U.S. Department of Labor: State Minimum Wage Laws (updated November 5, 2026), plus NCSL and Justia (statute text) (a vetted secondary source, marked in the kit) where no official page could be read.
• 2027 Payroll Rate Change Checklist and 2027 Payroll Tax Setup Checklist cover every state; the Connecticut kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• Connecticut Employer Compliance Kit 2027. The 2027 employer rules for Connecticut in one package: SUTA wage base; 1.9% new employer rate; new hires reported in 20 days; $17.48 minimum wage from January 1. Eight steps from unemployment tax registration to year-end filing, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date, from Connecticut Department of Labor, Connecticut Department of Labor New Hire Reporting, Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission. What it confirms: open a state unemployment tax account: CTDOL's Unemployment Insurance Tax Division links this page to apply for an Employer Account Number; filing and paying are in ReEmployCT and must be electronic; taxable wage base for 2027: Not announced yet when we checked in November 2026; taxable wage base for 2026 (the latest published): $27,000 per employee in 2026; new employer tax rate: 1.9% for a new employer; quarterly wage reports and payments: CTDOL: returns and payments are due on or before April 30, July 31, October 31 and January 31; a weekend or holiday moves it to the next business day (reimbursing employers get 15 more days); state income tax withholding: State income tax applies; report each new hire to the state: Within 20 days of hiring; e-Verify for private employers: No state law requires private employers in Connecticut to use E-Verify: NCSL's State E-Verify Action summary (secondary source, checked November 2026) doesn't list Connecticut among the 22 states that require E-Verify of any employer; minimum wage now (2026): $16.94 an hour; minimum wage change in 2027: Rises to $17.48 an hour on Friday, January 1, 2027; paid sick leave: Connecticut paid sick leave law (as expanded in 2024); meal breaks for adults: A 30-minute meal period for employees who work 7½ or more consecutive hours, some time after the first 2 hours and before the last 2 hours; rest breaks for adults: no state rule; No state rest-break requirement: Connecticut isn't in the US DOL table of state paid rest-period rules (revised January 1, 2023), which says states not listed don't require paid rest periods; breaks for workers under 18: No separate meal-break rule for workers under 18: the US Department of Labor's state meal period table (revised January 1, 2023; checked November 2026) doesn't list Connecticut among the 35 jurisdictions with meal periods specifically for minors, so minors follow the adult rule; workers' compensation insurance: With few exceptions, all employers must carry it; final pay when you let someone go: No later than the business day after the discharge;
• 2027 Payroll Rate Change Checklist. Change pay rates on the right date, tell your staff and swap the poster, with every state's 2027 rate in one workbook.
• 2027 Payroll Tax Setup Checklist. Get state unemployment accounts, rates, wage bases and quarterly dates right before the first 2027 payroll.