New Jersey Payroll Tax Registration

Employer registration (NJ-REG)

NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES)

You'll receive:

A New Jersey taxpayer ID: your 9-digit FEIN plus a 3-digit suffix (for example, 123-456-789/000). It covers withholding, unemployment, disability, and family leave.

Send Unify:

Your New Jersey taxpayer ID.

Unemployment and workforce funds (same NJ-REG registration)

NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Employer Accounts

You'll receive:

New-employer rates of 2.6825% UI and 0.1175% workforce funds on the first $44,800 of wages in 2026. Employees also pay 0.3825% UI and 0.0425% workforce funds.

Send Unify:

Your New Jersey taxpayer ID and your rate notice.

Employer rates run on a July-to-June fiscal year; new-employer rates are unchanged through June 30, 2027.

Temporary Disability (TDI) and Family Leave Insurance (FLI) (same NJ-REG registration)

NJ Department of Labor, Division of Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance

You'll receive:

A 0.50% new-employer disability rate; family leave has no employer share. In 2026 employees pay 0.19% for disability and 0.23% for family leave on the first $171,100 of wages.

Send Unify:

Nothing extra; disability and family leave run under your New Jersey taxpayer ID.

Employers can use an approved private plan instead of the state plan.