If you are an employer in Louisiana who has recently hired an employee, you will need to register for payroll taxes with the Louisiana Department of Revenue. This registration process ensures that you are compliant with state tax laws and able to properly withhold and remit taxes on behalf of your employees.
How Louisiana Payroll Registration Works
There are 2 payroll tax setup tasks you may need to complete in Louisiana to get your new hire on payroll for the first time. You can follow the guide below to help you get registered directly with the Louisiana agencies or use Mosey to do it.
Louisiana Unemployment Insurance Setup for LLP, Corporation, LLC
Every employer in Louisiana is required to complete and submit an employer application in order to receive an official determination of liability or non-liability under the Louisiana Employment Security Law. If you pay wages of $1,500 or more during any quarter in a calendar year or have at least one individual employed during some portion of a day during 20 or more separate calendar weeks in a calendar year, you must pay unemployment insurance taxes. Note: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations must register for unemployment insurance when they have four or more employees for any part of a day in 20 different weeks of a calendar year. During the registration process, 501(c)(3) organizations will have the choice to either pay unemployment contributions on taxable wages each quarter or elect to reimburse the Louisiana Unemployment Fund for benefits paid to terminated employees.
- Register for a Louisiana Unemployment Insurance Account
Register for Unemployment Insurance Tax Account online using the Louisiana Unemployment Tax Account Application at the Louisiana Workforce Commission portal. Note: you will need your Louisiana Withholding Number (10- or 12-digit number) for the application.
- Configure Payroll with Your Unemployment Account Number
Upon receipt, provide your Unemployment Account Number and tax rate (or reimbursable status) to your payroll provider.
Louisiana Withholding Tax Setup for Corporation, LLC, LLP
Every employer who has employees performing services (except employees exempt from income tax withholding) within Louisiana is required to withhold Louisiana income tax. Employers must register with the Louisiana Department of Revenue.
- Register for a Louisiana Withholding Tax Account
Employers must register for income tax withholding on income paid to Louisiana residents online using the Louisiana Taxpayer Access Point portal.
- Configure Payroll with Your Withholding Account ID
Upon receipt, provide your withholding tax account ID to your payroll provider.
