District of Columbia New Employer Information

• 如果您尚未拥有一个，请获取雇主识别号码，（也称为EIN或FEIN）。
• The EIN is a unique nine digit number assigned by the IRS to identify your business.
• 你可以apply for an EIN with the IRS online。申请EIN没有成本。
• To read more about applying for EINs, read our help article,“Your Step-by-step Guide on How to Apply for EIN”。

• 为方便起见，建议您enroll online for the EFTPS(Electronic Federal Tax Payment System). You will need to have this account to make tax payments yourself online or view any tax deposits made on your behalf by Patriot Software if you are avwin055 customer.
• 要了解更多信息，请阅读我们的文章，“What Is EFTPS?”

• District of Columbia new employers need tocomplete Form FR-500 onlineto register your business with the Office of Tax and Revenue.
• 你可以then register for theElectronic Taxpayer Service Center, which supports electronic payments for your employer withholding.

• Register onlinewith the DOES Employer Registration Portal for your state unemployment insurance (SUI) tax account.

• 新雇主分配一个圣andard tax rate equal to the average rate of contributions paid by all employers during the preceding year, or 2.7%, whichever is higher. The rate includes a 0.2% administrative assessment fee. For more information, visit theDepartment of Employment Services。
• It will be a 4-5 year period before your business is assigned a new contribution rate based on experience and type of business.
• To learn more about SUTA tax, please read our article,“What Is SUTA Tax?”

• Federal law requires you and your employee fill outForm I-9for work verfication in the USA. For more information, read,“Form I-9 In a Nutshell”。
• 不te: You must keep each employee’s completed Form I-9 as long as the individual works for you. For more information, read,“员工文件应该是什么？”

• Have your new employee fill outForm W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificatefor federal income taxes.
• For more information, read our help article,“Updates to the Income Tax Withholding Tables and What You Need to Know”

Have your new employee fill outForm D-4District of Columbia Employee Withholding Allowance Certificate for D.C. income tax withholding.

• Report all new hires在线的within 20 days from the date of hire or rehire.
• For more information, visit theDistrict of Columbia Directory of New Hires。

• TheWashington D.C. minimum wage从2021年7月1日开始，每小时15.20美元，无论雇主大小如何。
• You need to display theDistrict of Columbia minimum wage posterwhere your employees can read it.