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In my startup, we have employees (paid hourly) from New Jersey and California. The startup itself is based in New York. We're doing our payroll through Intuit, and the application is telling me I need to register (and possibly pay a fee) with those states in order to get an ID number to pay the employees unemployment contributions.

Is this true?

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this varies by state - for example: kosciuskoedc.toolsforbusiness.info/indiana/2b/employer/… – Henry the Hengineer Jun 17 '12 at 1:50
@Henry, the OP asked about specific states, and Indiana is not one of them... – littleadv Jun 17 '12 at 3:22
@Henry, oh man! I'm forming my next company in Indiana! – CamelBlues Jun 17 '12 at 4:16
Everything has been happening in Indiana as of late. And I'm psychic. :-) – Henry the Hengineer Jun 17 '12 at 8:27

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Probably it is. For California I can tell you that not only you're required to register with the state for tax withholding, you might be liable for franchise tax as doing business in the state (that's $800 a year if you're a corporation, LLC or a LP/LLP).

Here's more detailed info re California.

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This is correct(just did more research). Note to internet: I COULD BE A SOCIOPATH, DON'T USE MY ADVICE IN LEIU OF A PROFESSIONAL – CamelBlues Jun 17 '12 at 4:17

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