Tennessee State Tax Guide

State tax registration guide for Tennessee.

Need to register taxes in another state? Review the State Tax Guide section in our Tax Services Toolkit. 

REQUIRED REGISTRATIONS

• Unemployment Insurance: Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development

REQUIRED INFORMATION

• SUI ID # (format: XXXX-XXX X)

• Current year SUI rate.

REGISTERING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

If you have employees in Tennessee and have never run payroll in the state before, you'll need to register with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

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Future-date registration is possible for this state's unemployment insurance!

Once you've applied, the department will send you an eight-digit employer account number that will appear as XXXX-XXX X. 

Once registered, you will receive an Unemployment Account Number (UI) and Unemployment Rate (%) which you'll need to enter into Namely Payroll under Company > Tax (UI tax).

If you've run payroll in Tennessee before, you can find your Employer Account Number on notices you've received from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development such as the Premium Report or Wage Report. 

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Additional information, including contacts, can be found here.   

POWER OF ATTORNEY FORMS

Please note, Namely does not require a Power of Attorney for this state at this time. It is not required to file or remit payments on your behalf. If one is needed to resolve a tax matter, the tax notice team will request one from you at that time.

If a Power of Attorney is requested from you, you should email completed copies of the forms namelyPOA@Namely.com with the CID in the subject line for processing. We will update our system and maintain a copy of each form for record-keeping purposes

For additional information on Power of Attorney, read Completing the Power of Attorney Package.

PAYROLL + TAX FACTS

Refer to this document for more information:2022-2023 Federal and State: Payroll and Tax Fact Sheet.