Utah State Tax Guide

State tax registration guide for Utah.

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

REQUIRED REGISTRATIONS

  • Unemployment Insurance: Utah Department of Workforce Services

  • Income Tax Withholding: Utah State Tax Commission 

REQUIRED INFORMATION

  • SIT ID # (format: XXXXXXXXXXXWTH)

  • SIT payment frequency

  • One of the following:

    • SIT Account ID PIN (call 801-297-3996, format: XXXXXXXXX)

    • Utah Tax from previously filed TC-941.

  • SUI ID # (format: X-XXXXXX-X)

  • Current year SUI rate.

REGISTERING FOR STATE UNEMPLOYMENT AND INCOME TAX

You can register through Utah Labor Commission or Utah State Tax Commission .

TIP:

Future-date registration is possible for this state's unemployment insurance and income tax withholding! 

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

If you've run payroll in Utah previously, you can find your withholding tax or unemployment tax information on Agency-issued notices from the State Tax Commission or Workforce Services. 

Contact:

Call (801) 297-2200 for assistance with income tax withholding, and (801) 526-9235 for assistance with unemployment insurance.

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.

 

STATE INCOME WITHHOLDING FORMS

Namely uploads Federal and State W-4 documents to your HRIS site for use during Onboarding, or if you need to send W-4s to employees who need to make withholding adjustments. 

TIP:

The most up to date W-4 documents can be found in the Namely section of the Document dropdown menu in Onboarding and Manage eSignature. 

Form Name: No state form 

Accepts Fed W-4: Yes 

Comments: Employees are required to submit federal Form W-4, but starting with the withholding methods effective May 1, 2018, the number of allowances claimed on the W-4 is no longer used to calculate state withholding. Only the employee's filing status is considered for state purposes.

 

PAYROLL + TAX FACTS

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