Florida (FL) Unemployment Tax Registration

1. Business type (Corp, LLC)
2. Corp or LLC type (C Corp, S Corp, disregarded)
3. FEIN
4. Responsible person
   1. 1. Name, Title, SSN, Contact info
5. Fiscal Year Ending Date

Instructions

1. Go to: https://taxapps.floridarevenue.com/taxregistration
2. Select “Create User Profile” button
3. Create New User Profile
   1. 1. Input and confirm:
         1. 1. Username
            2. Email Address
            3. Password
      2. Select Create New User Profile
4. Confirm registration
   1. 1. Login to email
      2. Select the “FDOR – Tax Registration Program…” email
      3. Select the “here” link or, if that doesn’t work, copy and paste the provided link to your browser.
      4. On the “Florida Business Tax Application” page, select “click here to log in” link
5. Login to the “Florida Business Tax Application” page
6. Select “Start New Application
7. On “Reason for Applying”
   1. 1. Set “Reason for Applying” to “New Registration”
      2. In “New Registration Details”
         1. 1. Set date of first Florida taxable activity to first pay date in Florida
            2. Select “Save & Continue”
8.  On “Business Details”
   1. 1. Input:
         1. 1. Legal Name of Business
            2. Business Trade Name
            3. Telephone Number
            4. Fax Number
      2. Select “Yes” or “No,” – is business location only open a portion of a calendar year
      3. Select “Save & Continue"
9.  On “Business Addresses”
   1. 1. For “Physical Location of Business or Rental Property”:
         1. 1. Input
               1. 1. Street Address
                  2. Apt/Suite/Other
                  3. City
                  4. Country
                  5. State/Region
                  6. Florida County
                  7. Postal Code
            2. For “Business Mailing Address”
               
               1. 1. Input:
                     1. 1. Mail To (optional)
                  2. Select “Copy Address From Above” or,
                     
                     1. 1. Input
                           1. 1. Street Address
                              2. Apt/Suite/Other
                              3. City
                              4. Country
                              5. State/Region
                              6. Florida County
                              7. Postal Code
                        2. Select “Save & Continue”
                        3. Warning message “Your address has been standardized …”, select “Save & Continue”
10. On “Business Activities,”
    1. 1. Select “NAICS Code”
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
       3. For “Select NAICS code lookup method,” select:
          1. 1. “Enter Known NAICS Code” (if you know the business NAICS code)
                1. 1. Enter NAICS Code
                   2. Select Search
                   3. Select your SIC Description
                   4. Select “Add”
             2. “Search for NAICS Code”
                1. 1. Select Industry Sector
                   2. Select Industry
                   3. Select NAICS Description
                   4. Select SIC Description
                   5. Select “Add”
       4. Select “Save & Continue”
11. On “Business Type”
    1. 1. Select your form of business ownership
12. On “Corporation Details” (if applicable)
    1. 1. Select “Corporation Type”
       2. Input FEIN
       3. Select “Save & Continue)
13. On “Limited Liability Company Details” (if applicable)
    1. 1. Select “Membership Type”
          1. 1. On “Single Member Details”
                1. 1. Select
                      1. 1. Single-member type
                         2. Identifier Type
                            1. 1. FEIN for “C Corporation” or “S Corporation”
                               2. SSN or Visa for “Disregared”
                   2. Input FEIN, SSN or Visa (depending on above)
             2. On “Multi-member Details”
                1. 1. Select
                      1. 1. Multi-member type
                         2. Identifier Type
                   2. Input FEIN
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
14. On “Business Officers”
    1. 1. Input:
          1. 1. Name
             2. Title (required)
             3. SSN (last 4)
             4. Telephone Number
             5. Address
       2. Select “Add Officer”
       3. Add additional officer or,
       4. Select “Save & Continue”
15. On “Business Dates”
    1. 1. Input
          1. 1. Date of Florida Incorporation (optional)
             2. Fiscal Year Ending Date
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
16. On “Business Background”
    1. 1. Select “Yes” or “No,”
          1. 1. has your business ever been known by another name?
             2. Select “Yes” or “No,” was the business issued a Florida certificate of reg or tax account number?
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
17. On “Sales, Rentals, or Repairs of Products”
    1. 1. Under “Activities” (you are in “Sales and Use Tax: Products”)
          1. 1. Select all that apply
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
       3. Under “Activities” (you are in “Sales and Use Tax: Property Rental”)
          1. 1. Select all that apply
       4. Select “Save & Continue”
       5. Under “Activities” (you are in “Sales and Use Tax: Property Contractors”)
          1. 1. Select all that apply
       6. Select “Save & Continue”
       7. Under “Activities” (you are in “Sales and Use Tax: Services”)
          1. 1. Select all that apply
       8. Select “Save & Continue”
       9. Under “Activities” (you are in “Sales and Use Tax: Fuel”)
          1. 1. Select all that apply
       10. Select “Save & Continue”
       11. Under “Activities” (you are in “Sales and Use Tax: Second Hand Goods”)
           1. 1. Select all that apply
       12. Select “Save & Continue”
       13. Under “Activities” (you are in “Sales and Use Tax: Amusement Machines”)
           1. 1. Select all that apply
       14. Select “Save & Continue”
       15. Under “Activities” (you are in “Sales and Use Tax: Vending Machines”)
           1. 1. Select all that apply
       16. Select “Save & Continue”
       17. Under “Activities” (you are in “Sales and Use Tax: Purchases”)
           1. 1. Select all that apply
       18. Select “Save & Continue”
18. On “Prepaid Wireless …”
    1. 1. Select “Yes” or “No”
          1. 1. Do you sell prepaid phones …
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
19. On “Solid Waste …”
    1. 1. Select “Yes” or “No”
          1. 1. Do you sell at retail new tires …
             2. Do you sell at retail new of remanufactured lead-acid batteries…
             3. Do you rent, lease or sell car-sharing…
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
20. On “Gross Receipts tax on Dry Cleaning”
    1. 1. Select “Yes” or “No”
          1. 1. Do you own or operate a dry-cleaning …
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
21. On Determination of Tax Liabilities
    1. 1. Select “Yes”
          1. 1. Do you have or will you have, employees in Florida
       2. Select “Yes” or “No”
          1. 1. Do you, or will you, lease workers…
             2. Do you use the services of persons … you consider to be self-employed …
       3. Select “Save & Continue”
22. On “Additional Questions”
    1. 1. Select “No”
          1. 1. Is your business registered for reemployment tax
       2. Select date you did or will have first Florida employee
       3. Select “Save & Continue”
23. On “Employer Details”
    1. 1. Select “regular employer” for your employer type (unless one of the listed exceptions)
       2. Select “Yes” or “No”
          1. 1. Have you or will you pay gross wages of at least $1,500.00 in a calendar quarter
                1. 1. Select date your reached or will reach $1,500.00 gross wages
             2. Have you or will you have one or more employees for a day during 20 or more weeks in a calendar year?
                1. 1. Select last day of the 20th week
24. On “Locations With Employees”
    1. 1. For “Existing Addressed on Record, select existing address if employees at existing address.
       2. Select “Number of employees”
       3. Input “Principal Products or Services”
       4. Select “Services”
       5. Select “Add Location”
       6. Input additional locations if necessary
       7. Select “Save & Continue”
25. On “Payroll Agent”
    1. 1. Select “Yes”
       2. Select “Business/Organization”
       3. Input “Ludt Payroll”
       4. Input
          1. 1. Street: 1405 Shalamar Road
             2. City: Edmond
             3. State: Oklahoma
             4. Postal Code: 73013
       5. Select “Save & Continue"
       6. Warning message “Your address has been standardized …”, select “Save & Continue”
26. On “Mailing Address – Reporting Forms”
    1. 1. Where would you like this information mailed to?
          1. 1. Select “Business Mailing Address”
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
27. On “Mailing Address – Tax Rate Information”
    1. 1. Where would you like this information mailed to?
          1. 1. Select “Business Mailing Address”
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
28. On “Mailing Address – Benefits Paid Information”
    1. 1. Where would you like this information mailed to?
          
          1. 1. Select “Business Mailing Address”
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
29. On “Communications Services Tax”
    1. 1. Select “Yes” or No”
          1. 1. Do you sell communications services …
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
30. On “Direct Pay Permit”
    1. 1. Select “Yes” or No”
          1. 1. Are you applying for a direct pay permit for …
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
31. On “Documentary Stamp Tax”
    1. 1. Select “Yes” or No”
          1. 1. Do you enter into written obligations to pay money with customers not recorded with … (financing agreements, title loans, pay day loans, liens, …)
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
32. On “Gross Receipts Tax on Electrical Power and Gas”
    1. 1. Select “Yes” or No”
          1. 1. Do you own or operate … utility distribution facility in Florida?
             2. Do you import … gas into Florida …
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
33. On “Severance Taxes and Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Fees”
    1. 1. Select “Yes” or No”
          1. 1. Do you extract oil, gas, sulfur … from … Florida
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
34. On “Enrollment Introduction”
    1. 1. Select “Yes”
          1. 1. You wish to file returns or pay tax electronically
       2. Enrollment Method:
          1. 1. Select “Enroll for both filing returns and paying tax electronically”
       3. Payment Type
          1. 1. Select “ACH-Debit (e-check)”
       4. Select “Save & Continue”
35. On “Enrollment Payment Contact”
    1. 1. Input:
          1. 1. Name: Geoffrey Ludt
             2. Telephone Number: 405-531-0937
             3. Email Address: payroll@ludtpayroll.com
             4. Relationship: Payroll agent
             5. Existing Addresses
                1. 1. Select: “1405 Shalamar Rd…”
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
36. On “Enrollment Filing Contact”
    1. 1. Select “Copy Payment Contact Information”
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
37. On “Enrollment Banking Information”
    1. 1. Account Type: Checking
       2. Account Ownership: Business
       3. Input:
          1. 1. Routing Number
             2. Account Number
             3. Confirm Account Number
       4. Select “Save & Continue”
38. On “Enrollment Authorization”
    1. 1. Input
          1. 1. Signature
             2. Title
       2. Select “Save & Continue”
39. On “Authorization for Email”
    1. 1. Select “Save & Continue”
40. On “Application Summary, Declaration and Signature”
    1. 1. Available Authorities
          1. 1. Select available authority
       2. Select “I certify that I am authorized to …”
       3. Available Signatories
          1. Select available signatories
       4. Select “Submit Application”
41. Select “Submit” on “Confirm Application Submission”

In 3 business days, you can log back into https://taxapps.floridarevenue.com/taxregistration to check the status of the application

Within 10 business days, Florida should provide the business with a certificate and notification of liablilty -- when you receive those, please scan/send to payroll@ludtpayroll.com.