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Top 10 Forms and Publications
Contacts for Electronic Filing, Registration & Payment Methods
Additional Contacts
Other Links and Resources

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Audit and Collection Information

General Information

California System of Experience Rating (DE 231Z) - how UI rates are determined

Changes to a Business

2008 DE 4 Print Version or Online Calculator (Microsoft Excel required)

EDD Tax News E-Mail Subscription List

Emergency and Disaster Assistance

Employment Tax Offices

Fax on Demand:
(877) 547-4503; press 2 for a fax listing all available documents and document numbers

Holidays: California Official Holidays - offices closed
Legal Holidays - for tax deposit and report purposes

Independent Contractor Reporting

Meals and Lodging

New Employee Registry (New Hire Reporting)

Paid Family Leave

Reporting Requirements

Taxpayer Assistance Center, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (PST)
(888) 745-3886

Third-Party Contract Providers in the Courier and Other Industries

UI Rates/Benefit Charges:
• Obtain your clients' UI tax rates on magnetic media, diskette, or CD-R.
(916) 654-3333 or (916) 654-3889 • Obtain your clients' benefit charges on magnetic media.
(916) 654-5759 or (916) 654-5922

Underground Economy Operations

Unity of Enterprise (DE 231UE) - entity changes or related businesses may not require new employer account numbers

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN)

Top 10 Forms and Publications in Alphabetical Order

2008 Withholding Tables: Method A (Wage Bracket Table Method)

2008 Withholding Tables: Method B (Exact Calculation Method)

Annual Reconciliation Statement (DE 7)

California Employer's Guide (DE 44)

Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate (DE 4) - Print Version or Online Calculator (Microsoft Excel required)

Payroll Tax Deposit Coupon (DE 88ALL)

Quarterly Wage and Withholding Report (DE 6)

Registration Form for Commercial Employers, Pacific Maritime, and Fishing Boats (DE 1)

Report of Independent Contractors (DE 542)

Report of New Employees (DE 34)

Top 10 Forms and Publications in Numerical Order

(DE 1) - Registration Form for Commercial Employers, Pacific Maritime, and Fishing Boats

(DE 4) - Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate - Print Version or Online Calculator (Microsoft Excel required)

(DE 6) - Quarterly Wage and Withholding Report

(DE 7) - Annual Reconciliation Statement

(DE 34) - Report of New Employees

(DE 44) - California Employer's Guide

(DE 88ALL) - Payroll Tax Deposit Coupon

(DE 542) - Report of Independent Contractors

(2008 Method A) - 2008 Wage Bracket Withholding Tables

(2008 Method B) - 2008 Exact Calculation Withholding Tables

Contacts for Electronic Filing, Registration and Payment Methods

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT):
  • Register for EFT using the Automated Clearing House (ACH) Debit or Credit method
    EFT Unit - (916) 654-9130
  • Registered ACH Debit filers
    go to govONE Solutions Payment System - GOVone Solutions - (800) 662-6311
  • Registered ACH Debit filers software package - govONE Solutions - (800) 662-6311

EZPAY - Pay taxes by major credit card.
Official Payments Corp.
(800) 2PAY-TAX (272-9829)

IFile/iICR/iNER - File DE 6s, DE 34s, and DE 542s via Internet.
Electronic Systems Customer Service
(800) 796-3524

Magnetic Media - File reports and pay taxes using diskettes, CD-Rs, and tape cartridges.
Magnetic Media Unit
(916) 651-6945 - DE 34 and DE 542
(916) 654-6845 - DE 6, DE 7, DE 88, and DE 3086M

Telefile - Small employers, make payments, and file quarterly/annual reports by phone.
Electronic Systems Customer Service
(800) 796-3524

EZREG - Register for a new California employer account number, change an address, or inactivate an existing employer account number.
Taxpayer Assistance Center
(888) 745-3886

Additional Contacts

Account Adjustments for School Employees Fund (SEF) employers: (916) 657-0814 or (916) 654-8641

Account Adjustments for other employers: (916) 654-7600

Adding or Deleting Agent From Employer/Clients: (916) 654-8805 or (916) 654-8798

Address Changes for SEF employers: (916) 657-0814 or (916) 654-8641

Address Changes for other employers: (916) 654-7041; press 1, 4

Alternate Forms Coordinator: (916) 255-0649

Benefit Charges for Reimbursable employers: (916) 653-5846

Benefit Charges for Tax-rated employers: (916) 653-7795

Charges to Reimbursable Employer Accounts: (916) 653-5846

Counseling Services: (916) 654-7263

Duplicate Accounts: (916) 651-7305 or (916) 651-7302

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): (916) 654-9130

Employer Account Statement (DE 2176) for Reimbursable employers: (916) 653-3618

Employer Account Statement (DE 2176) for SEF employers: (916) 657-0814 or (916) 654-8641

Employer Account Statement (DE 2176) for Other employers: (916) 654-7600

EZPAY (payment by credit card): (916) 654-9130

Fraud Tip Hotline: (800) 229-6297

Independent Contractor Reporting (ICR): (916) 657-0529

Internet Filing - DE 6 Quarterly Wage and Withholding Report (iFile): (916) 651-7438

Internet Independent Contractor Reporting (iICR): (916) 653-0691

Internet New Employee Registry (iNER): (916) 653-0691

Magnetic Media for Annual Reconciliation Statement (DE 7): (916) 654-6845

Magnetic Media for Independent Contractor Reporting (ICR): (916) 651-6945

Magnetic Media for New Employee Registry (NER): (916) 651-6945

Magnetic Media for Payroll Tax Deposit (DE 88): (916) 654-6845

Magnetic Media for Quarterly Wage and Withholding Report (DE 6): (916) 654-6845

New Employee Registry (NER): (916) 657-0529

Overpayments: (916) 654-7600

Power of Attorney: (916) 654-8805 or (916) 654-7263

Quarterly Wage and Withholding Report (DE 6) Wage-Related Questions: (916) 654-9018

Registration for new/reinstated SEF employers: (916) 657-0814 or (916) 654-8641, or Fax (916) 653-5576

Registration for new/reinstated other employers: (916) 654-8798 or (916) 654-8805, or Fax (916) 654-9211

Reimbursable Employer Protest Letter Status: (916) 653-5846

Reserve Account Transfers: (916) 654-3889

Tax Rate Information: (916) 653-7795

Taxpayer Advocate Office: (866) 594-4177

Telefile: (916) 651-7438

UI Rate and Benefit Charge Petitions: (916) 654-8690

Unity of Enterprise (UE) Changes for Vertical UE (Sole to Corporation, GP to Sole, etc.): (916) 654-7041; press 1, 6

Unity of Enterprise (UE) Changes for Horizontal UE (2 or more businesses united by control, operation, and use): (888) 745-3886

Other Links and Resources

California:

Board of Equalization

California Tax Service Center - One-Stop tax assistance from California's tax agencies

Franchise Tax Board

govONE Solutions Payment System
  EDD ACH Debit Transactions
  California State Agency EFT Menu

Industrial Relations - Labor Law, Occupational Safety & Health, Workers' Compensation

Secretary of State

State Controller's Office

Federal:

Internal Revenue Service

Online FEIN Application