The California Employment Development Department (EDD) developed this tutorial to assist you
with navigating through e-Services for Business.
This tutorial will show you how to enroll as an employer and how to access your employer
payroll tax account in e-Services for Business.
Welcome to the EDD homepage.
Select Employer Login.
Select Log in to e-Services for Business.
Enter your username and password.
If you do not have a username and password, refer to the tutorial “Create a Username and
Password to Enroll in Employer Services Online.”
Select Login to begin using e-Services for Business.
Select Existing Employer if you have an employer payroll tax account number or if you are an
employer representative.
Select New Employer if you are an employer and need to register for a new employer payroll
tax account number.
For this example, we will select Existing Employer.
Select Next to continue.
Review the information on the screen and be prepared to answer one of the security questions
listed.
This information is needed to add access to an employer payroll tax account.
Select Next to continue.
Here you have the option to enroll as an employer or a representative.
Select Yes if you are the owner, officer, partner, executor, receiver, or trustee with an employer
payroll tax account number.
Otherwise, select No to enroll as a representative.
Refer to the tutorial “How to Enroll as a Representative” for assistance.
For this example, we will select Yes to enroll as an employer.
Select Next to continue.
Select the type of account you would like to enroll.
For this example, we select Employment Tax.
Enter the Account Number, Country, and Zip Code.
Select a security question to answer then enter your answer to that question.
Select Next to continue.
A summary of the enrollment information you provided is displayed.
Review your enrollment request, then select Submit.
Select Ok to confirm you want to submit your request.
This is your confirmation that your enrollment request has been submitted.
Make note of your confirmation number or print a copy for your records, then select OK.
This is the e-Services for Business home page.
This screen displays a summary of your employer tax account information, balance due, and provides
direct links to many of the more common functions.
From this screen you will be able to register for a new account, make a payment, file tax
returns and wage reports, update account information, and much more.
The Action Center tab displays items that require your attention such as unread letters,
tax returns, or wage reports that need to be filed.
Select More… to view other requests you can submit through e-Services for Business.
You can file a report of independent contractors, search your submissions, view messages and
letters, manage payments, view or update names and addresses, and add access to another account.
Select Summary to return to the e-Services for Business home page.
Thank you for taking the time to watch this tutorial on how to enroll as an employer and
navigate e-Services for Business.
Be sure to watch our other tutorials demonstrating how to make a payment, file a return, and the
many other actions available in e-Services for Business.
Other resources are available at edd.ca.gov or by calling the Taxpayer Assistance Center
at 1-888-745-3886.