New Jersey New Employer Information
Congratulations on your decision to become a new employer in New Jersey! You will need a few things in place before you run your first payroll:
Federal and State Tax Accounts
Federal Tax Accounts:
- Although it is not required, we recommend that youregisterfor this federal tax paying system. Your EFTPS (Electronic Federal Tax Payment System) account will be helpful for you to make tax payments online or view whatever tax filings that have been made on your behalf by Patriot.
- To find out more about the EFTPS, read our article,“What Is EFTPS?”
State of New Jersey Tax Accounts
- You canregister online在新泽西在线商业备案和登记服务。
- Using this registration will allow you to file for state income taxes (SIT), employer unemployment insurance (SUI) and employer disability insurance (SDI).
- The New Jersey new employer SUTA rate is2.6825% for 2022.
- For your information, there is also an employer Workforce Development/Supplemental Workforce Fund rate of0.1175% for UI, Workforce Development/Supplemental funds. However, as a Patriot customer, youdo notneed to enter this in your tax account settings, as they are automatically calculated for you. To learn more about new employer rates, visit theNJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
- There is also a “worker rate” which employees in New Jersey pay as a contribution to the UI and Workforce Development/Supplemental Workforce fund which does not need to be entered in the software. This is automatically calculated.
- All New Jersey new employers (except successors) are assigned new employer rates for the first three calendar years after which a calculated rate is assigned based on employment experience.
- To learn more about SUTA read our article, “什么是SUTA税?”
- New employers in New Jersey will use an SDI (aka TDI) rate of 0.5% from July 2021 to June 2022.
- For your information, there is aworker contribution ratefor disability also. However, as a Patriot customer, youdo notneed to enter in this amount as it is calculated automatically for you. To learn more about the NJ Disability insurance rates, visit theNJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
- 然后,你将收到一个经验评级为以后的每一年,你的业务。
- For more information, read, “What Is State Disability Insurance?”
Setting Up Your New Employee:
- Form NJ W-4is the New Jersey employee withholding allowance certificate for state income taxes (SIT).
Once you have all the necessary information, you will be able to set up your payroll for your business.
You will want to keep all payroll records for at least three years. For more information, 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!
Disclaimer: This is not an all-inclusive list for new employers. Check with the federal and state government for additional requirements for employers.
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