Before you can pay employees, make sure you've registered for payroll in their applicable work state. This can sometimes take several weeks—the sooner you start the process, the sooner you'll have the tax account info required to pay them. Learn more about paying your first employee in a new state by watching this quick tutorial.
Gusto partners with CorpNet to help you register in the state—learn more below.
Click Register a company with the state or Find account numbers and rate info—the company is already registered with the state to learn more about:
Gusto partners with CorpNet to help you register your business in new states.
Once a work address has been added in a new state and a new employee has been hired and assigned a work address in that state, you can get registration assistance in Gusto.
Pricing varies by state—get started below and during step 4, you'll review the price, process, and estimated timeline to completion.
Here’s a snapshot of the process:
CorpNet can walk you through entering any info that they themselves do not enter in Gusto on your behalf.
After you send your order, we’ll email you with status updates and add your order total to your next monthly invoice.
When your order is complete you’ll receive emails from both Gusto and CorpNet. They’ll detail the next steps which include:
Before your order is completed, you can use the link in the state registration confirmation email from Gusto to check the status of your order.
You can also head to the Taxes & compliance and select Tax setup, scroll to the state tax setup section and click the link to Check the status of your registration.
Changing your order
To update your order, contact CorpNet at [email protected] or 1(888) 449-2638. They’re open Monday-Friday from 7am-5pm PT.
Q: Can I run payroll for my employees before my registration is complete?
A: Not in most cases—you typically need to have a withholding account number and required tax rate(s) in Gusto before you can run payroll.
If you’re registering in a state where there is no income tax withheld, you can use the state-specific “new employer rate” in this article until you receive your company-assigned rate from the agency.
Q: Can I use Gusto to register in a new state if I don't have a Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) yet?
A: No–you must have a FEIN entered in Gusto to order a state tax registration.
Q: Where can I see all my tax information?
A: You can see all tax details in the following locations:
Gusto’s state tax registration service does not contain tax, legal, financial, or HR advice. Since rules and regulations change over time and can vary by location, consult a lawyer, HR expert, or accountant for specific guidance.
Click the dropdowns below to learn how to register with state agencies and how to give Gusto the third party access (TPA) we'll need to file and pay certain taxes on your behalf.
Arizona requires that you start your registration for both withholding and unemployment taxes from the same online site. You can:
The two state tax agencies process your application separately, and each agency will notify you once your registration is complete and active.
For unemployment tax, you're not liable until you've paid $1500 in wages in a calendar quarter, or had one employee for part of a day in 20 different weeks in a calendar year.
Register in Arizona online
If you have any questions regarding your withholding taxes, call the AZ DOR direct at (602) 255-3381.
Enter the tax account information in Gusto
You do not need to enter a company-specific withholding account number in Gusto for us to file and pay taxes on your behalf—we use your federal identification number (FEIN). We will need your unemployment account number and rate.
Your company becomes liable for state unemployment insurance tax once the company has:
If you need to run payroll and do not yet meet the above requirements, Gusto allows it—we just suggest you add the "New employer SUI tax rate" specific to Arizona in the meantime.
You'll want to make sure during registration that the AZ Department of Economic Security is aware of when you plan to become liable—eventually, Gusto will need:
Arizona requires that you start your registration for both withholding and unemployment taxes from the same online site. You can:
The two state tax agencies process your application separately, and each agency will notify you once your registration is complete and active. For unemployment tax, you're not liable until you've paid $1500 in wages in a calendar quarter, or had one employee for part of a day in 20 different weeks in a calendar year.
Register in Arizona online
Once you've received your unemployment account number, enter it in Gusto following the steps below.
Enter the tax account information in Gusto
Once a valid Arizona work address has been added in Gusto for one or more employee(s), you can add your tax account information:
You can always verify your unemployment account number and rate by calling the AZ DES directly at (602) 771-6602.
In order for Gusto to keep your Arizona tax information up-to-date and help troubleshoot tax issues, we'll need you to authorize Gusto as your third-party agent (TPA) in Arizona. Gusto will become your TPA for the agency below:
To become your third-party agent, a notarized form authorizing Gusto as your payroll provider must be submitted to the agency—to make this easy, we’ll prepare the necessary document for you to e-sign in Gusto. Then, we’ll submit the form directly to the agency.
This form will only populate once you’ve assigned an AZ work address to your first AZ employee.
We’ll submit this to the agency directly on your behalf—you’re all set for now.
If you've already registered in the state, you'll need to enter your tax account details in Gusto in order to pay employees.
You'll need to be registered with one or more of the below agencies in order for Gusto to file and pay taxes on your behalf:
If you still need to register, click the Register a company with the state dropdown above in this article.
Gusto uses your Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) to make payments and filings on your behalf—your FEIN should already be linked to your withholding account if you've run payroll in Arizona in the past.
You can find your unemployment account number and rate by:
In order for Gusto to keep your Arizona tax information up-to-date and help troubleshoot tax issues, we'll need you to authorize Gusto as your third-party agent (TPA) in Arizona. Gusto will become your TPA for the agency below:
To become your third-party agent, a notarized form authorizing Gusto as your payroll provider must be submitted to the agency—to make this easy, we’ll prepare the necessary document for you to e-sign in Gusto. Then, we’ll submit the form directly to the agency.
This form will only populate once you’ve assigned an AZ work address to your first AZ employee.
We’ll submit this to the agency directly on your behalf—you’re all set for now.
Once a valid Arizona address has been added in Gusto for one or more employee(s), you can add your tax account information:
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