Florida New Employer Information
Congratulations on your decision to become a new employer in Florida! You will need a few things in place before you run your first payroll.
For help registering your business in Florida, check out our partner, CorpNet.
Federal and State Tax Accounts
Federal Tax Accounts:
- Although it is not required, we recommend you enroll in the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). You can register online for the EFTPS.
- To find out more about EFTPS, read our article, “What Is EFTPS?”
State of Florida Tax Accounts:
- You will need to create an account with the Florida Department of Revenue for your state reemployment tax account (aka state unemployment insurance). You can register online.
- If you have already registered with the Department of Revenue for other tax accounts, you will still need to go through the online registration to get a reemployment tax account.
- Enroll your business in e-Services with the Department of Revenue. This will be helpful when filing your taxes or viewing any tax payments made on your behalf by Patriot if you are a Full Service Payroll customer.
- If you have any questions, call the Florida Department of Revenue at 850-488-6800.
- The Florida new employers reemployment tax rate is 2.7% for 2024.
- New employers will stay at this rate for 10 quarters until liability can be established. The Reemployment Tax Rate Notice (RT-20) is mailed to each employer in December.
- Employers must post the Reemployment poster for employees to read.
- For more information, visit the Florida Department of Revenue website.
- To learn more about SUTA tax, please read our article, “What Is SUTA Tax?”
State-mandated Insurance:
- You must have workers’ comp insurance if you have at least 4 employees in Florida. You can sign up for workers’ comp insurance through a private provider or state-operated fund. Learn more about workers’ comp requirements in Florida here.
- Patriot’s online payroll offers free pay as you go (PAYG) workers’ comp integration with our partner, NEXT Insurance. You can get a free quote with NEXT here.
Setting Up Your New Employee:
Intimidated by this? Try our partner, CorpNet, for state tax registration! Once you have all the necessary information, you will be able to set up your payroll for your business.
Be sure you are keeping accurate payroll records. Federal law requires you to keep employee payroll records for a minimum of three years. To learn more, 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!
This is not an all inclusive list for new employers. There may be other state requirements that are not covered here. Visit the Florida Department of Revenue website for more information.
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