Indiana Employer Compliance Kit 2027: State Checklist, Deadline Calendar and Excel Tracker

Who it is for

Owners, office managers and bookkeepers who run payroll for employees working in Indiana, from the first hire to the year-end forms.

Not the right fit if

Your employees work outside Indiana: get that state's kit, or the 2027 Employer Compliance Bundle for several states. Not a payroll service, and not a legal review of your policies.

Why it is different

• Built only from our Indiana data files, checked November 2026 against 12 official pages, among them Indiana Department of Workforce Development; Indiana DWD: New Employer Premium Rate; Official page; Indiana Department of Revenue: Information Bulletin #33, Withholding Requirements for Nonresident Employees; Indiana DWD: Required Employer Posters; U.S. Department of Labor: State Minimum Wage Laws (updated November 5, 2026); U.S. Department of Labor: Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees (revised July 1, 2026); IN.gov FAQ: Does my employer have to give me a break during my work shift?.
• 3 items the official pages didn't state are marked "not confirmed" with the page to check, never guessed.
• The workbook recalculates with zero formula errors and dates the Indiana new-hire steps for you.

What is inside

• Start here. How to use the kit, the 17 confirmed Indiana rules at a glance and the 3 items to confirm, each with the official page to check: taxable wage base for 2027 (Indiana DWD: New Employer Premium Rate); E-Verify for private employers (Indiana Legal Employment Declaration, Allen County Board of Commissioners); paid sick leave (Indiana Code Title 22, Article 2 (IC 22-2-9-2)).
• Indiana 2027 checklist. Eight steps from unemployment tax registration to year-end filing, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date, from Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Indiana New Hire Reporting Center, Indiana Worker's Compensation Board. What it confirms: open a state unemployment tax account: DWD: new employers register in Uplink Employer Self Service by choosing First Time User; the SUTA account number follows approval; taxable wage base for 2026 (the latest published): $9,500 per employee in 2026; new employer tax rate: 2.5% for a new employer; quarterly wage reports and payments: DWD: April 30, July 31, October 31 and January 31; state income tax withholding: State income tax applies; workers who live in a neighboring state: Reciprocity partners named by the state: Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin; report each new hire to the state: Within 20 days of the day the employee begins working; minimum wage now (2026): $7.25 an hour; minimum wage change in 2027: $7.25 an hour; no scheduled change in our data; tipped employees: Cash wage of at least $2.13 an hour in 2027, with tips making up the rest; meal breaks for adults: no state rule; Indiana doesn't generally require meal breaks for employees 18 and older; rest breaks for adults: no state rule; Indiana doesn't generally require breaks for employees 18 and older; breaks for workers under 18: no state rule; Indiana dropped its break rule for minors: employers no longer have to give a minor a break or lunch, however long the shift; workers' compensation insurance: All employers must get worker's compensation from a private insurance carrier (or Board-approved self-insurance); final pay when you let someone go: On the regular payday for the pay period in which the employer separated the employee; final pay when an employee quits: On the next usual and regular payday the employer has set; state copies of W-2s and 1099s: All information returns that report Indiana state or local income tax withholding are submitted with Form WH-3.
• 2027 deadline calendar. 10 dates our Indiana files state: 4 quarterly due dates from Indiana Department of Workforce Development; 1 state W-2 and 1099 filing dates from Indiana Department of Revenue, with weekend dates flagged and a month-by-month planner for your own.
• New hire and pay change checklist. One page per hire, with the report to Indiana New Hire Reporting Center (new hires reported in 20 days) and the I-9 steps, and one per pay change against the $7.25 minimum wage.
• Indiana compliance workbook (Excel). The Indiana dates in a deadline tracker with days left and status, a new-hire sheet that dates each step from the start date (new hires reported in 20 days), and a pay-change sheet that flags any rate below the 2027 floor.