Alabama New Employer Information
恭喜你决定成为阿拉巴马州的新雇主!You will need a few things in place before you run your first payroll:
Federal and State Tax Accounts
Federal Tax Accounts:
- 虽然这不是必需的,但我们建议您注册电子联邦纳税系统(EFTPS)。You caneasily register online. You will need to have this account to make tax payments online, or view payments made on your behalf by Patriot.
- To find out more about EFTPS, please read our article,“What Is EFTPS?”
State of Alabama Tax Accounts:
- Alabama new employers need to register with the Department of Revenue for a withholding tax account number for state income taxes (SIT).
- You will need to file for theCombined Registration/Applicationavailable online. You will be directed to theMy Alabama Taxes website. Click “Register a business/Obtain a new tax account number” if you have not already set one up. It will take 3-5 business days to obtain your account number.
- New employers in Alabama need to register with the Alabama Department of Labor for a state unemployment insurance (SUI) tax account number.
- You canregister online.
- Alabama has many local income taxes. You will need to register with your local government if you do business in any of these localities: Attalla, Auburn, Bear Creek, Beaverton, Bessemer, Birmingham, Brilliant, Fairfield, Gadsden, Glencoe, Goodwater, Guin, Haleyville, Hamilton, Leeds, Lynn, Macon County, Midfield, Mosses, Opelika, Rainbow City, Red Bay, Shorter, Southside, Sulligent, Tarrant, and Tuskegee.
Setting Up Your New Employee:
- Fill out the requiredForm I-9. This is a two-part form. The first section is to be filled out by the employee and the second section will be filled out by the employer. For more information, please read“Form I-9 In a Nutshell”
- You must retain each employee’s completed Form I-9 as long as the individual works for you. For more information, please read“What Should Be in an Employee File?”
- Be sure you have met the minimum wage requirements for the federal government. Alabama follows the federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour.
- By law, employers need todisplay the minimum wage posterfor employees where they can read it.
Once you have all the necessary information, you will be able to set up your payroll for your business.
You will be required to keep employee payroll records for at least three years. For more information, please read our help article, “What Employers Should Know About Employee Payroll Records”
Let us know if you have any questions. We are here to help!
对于新雇主来说,这并不是一个包罗万象的清单。请与您的州和联邦政府检查是否完全遵守。
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