The Employment Development Department (EDD) developed this tutorial to show you
how to create a username and password to enroll in Employer Services Online.
To access e-Services for Business, eWOTC, or SIDES E-Response you must first
enroll in Employer Services Online. Welcome to the Employment Development
Department home page. Select the Employer Login link.
This is the Employer Services Online home page.
Here you can log in to e-Services for Business, eWOTC, or SIDES E-Response. But
first, you will need to enroll. Select Enroll in Employer Services
Online. This is the Employer Services Online
Enrollment page. To begin using e-Services for Business, eWOTC, or SIDES
E-Response, you must first create a username and password.
Required fields are identified with an asterisk.
The username must be 8-15 characters long
and must include one letter and one number.
Do not enter any characters that are not numbers or letters.
The username is used as a permanent identifier.
The password must be 8-12 characters long and must include one
uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, one special character, and
cannot be the same as your username. Notice the Show icon.
You can select this icon to display the password to ensure you entered your
password correctly and confirm the password meets the password requirements.
Make a note of your username and password before completing the rest of
the enrollment. To view detailed descriptions of
required information, select the question mark icon next to the field.
Notice the help tips that are available. After viewing the help tips, complete the
remaining required fields. When all your information is completed,
select Continue. This page of four security questions is
part of the account recovery options should you forget your username and/or
password. When you have completed entering all the
information, select Continue. This is your Enrollment Summary. Review
your information and print a copy for your records. This information will be
required to recover your username and reset your password.
If you need to make changes, select the Edit Personal Information or Edit
Security Questions link. If all the information is correct, select
Submit. Your enrollment is not yet complete. An
email will be sent to you within three (3) hours to the email address you provided.
Follow the instructions in this email to complete your enrollment.
If you did not receive the EDD enrollment email, check your spam or junk
mail folders. If the email is not in your inbox, spam,
or junk mail folders, add edd.ca.gov to your list of approved senders and
re-enroll the next day. Here is the email confirmation. To
complete your enrollment, you must confirm your email address by selecting
the link provided. Select this link to complete your
pending enrollment. If you do not complete your enrollment
within 24 hours, your enrollment process will be deemed unsuccessful and you will
need to restart the enrollment process. After opening the email from the EDD and
selecting the link within 24 hours, you will receive this enrollment
verification. On the Enrollment Verification page, you
can select the Employer Services Online link to login and enroll in e-Services
for Business to register for an employer payroll tax
account or access an existing employer payroll
tax account. Thank you for taking the time to watch
this tutorial on how to create a username and password to enroll in
Employer Services Online. Be sure to view our other tutorials
demonstrating how to enroll as an employer or a representative and add
access to accounts 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.