How do I register for Minnesota payroll taxes?

Registering for Minnesota Payroll Tax Account Numbers

Minnesota requires employers to register with the Department of Revenue and Department of Employment & Economic Development.

Department of Revenue Tax Identification Number

• Register online
• Format: 7 digits (9999999)
• To find an existing account number, call: (651) 282-9999

Department of Employment & Economic Development Unemployment Insurance Tax Account Number

• Register online
• Formats: (9999999, 99999999)
• To find an existing account number, call: (651) 296-6141

Minnesota Payroll Taxes

Payroll Tax Rates

The Department of Employment & Economic Development will assign your unemployment insurance tax rate. There is a fixed Workforce Enhancement Fee rate for all employers.

Payroll Tax Deposit Schedules

All unemployment taxes are deposited quarterly.

The Department of Revenue will assign your withholding deposit schedule based on your Federal deposit schedule and the amount you accumulated in the previous quarter. If you accumulated:

• $500 or less in withholding for the year and qualify to file annually, you’ll deposit annually
• $1,500 or less in withholding in the previous quarter and you filed your quarterly return on time, you’ll deposit quarterly
• more than $1,500 in withholding in the previous quarter and have a monthly Federal schedule, you’ll deposit monthly
• more than $1,500 in withholding in the previous quarter and have a semi-weekly Federal schedule, you’ll deposit semi-weekly