Registering for New York Payroll Tax Account Numbers
New York requires employers to register with the Department of Taxation & Finance and Department of Labor & Unemployment Insurance. You can register for both online.
Department of Taxation & Finance Withholding Identification Number
- Register online
- Format: 9, 10 or 11 digits (999999999-9, 999999999, 999999999 9, AA999999999, AA9999999, 99999999999)
- To find an existing account number, call: (518) 485-6654
Department of Labor & Unemployment Insurance Registration Number
- Register online
- Format: 7 or 8 digits (99-99999, 9999999, 9999999-9)
- To find an existing account number, call: (518) 457-4179 or (888) 899-8810
New York Payroll Taxes
Payroll Tax Rates
The Department of Labor & Unemployment Insurance will assign your unemployment insurance tax rate. New employers generally have an initial rate of 3.125%. There is a fixed Reemployment Service Fund rate of 0.075%.
Payroll Tax Deposit Schedules
All unemployment taxes are deposited quarterly.
The Department of Labor will assign your withholding deposit schedule based on withholdings for each payroll and for withholdings from two years prior. New employers will deposit within five days of running payroll. For existing employers, if you accumulated:
- less than $700 in withholdings for any given quarter, you will deposit quarterly;
- less than $15,000 in withholdings for the calendar year, you will deposit within five days of running payroll;
- $15,000 or more for the calendar year, you’ll deposit within three days of running payroll.
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