In order to reduce the amount of the data that an employer is required to submit to finish their registration, a breadth of optional parameters are available for submission along with a Registration Request. These parameters include business level information as well as information regarding the business activity in the requested state. The common state questions and their associated keys are below. You can submit all, any, or none of the parameters listed. The more data you provide, the less is required from the employer.
Parameters
param
type
description
acquired
boolean
Has this business been acquired?
acquisition_date
string "YYYY-mm-dd"
Date of business acquisition, if acquired
contact_email
string
Email of the primary contact for the registration
contact_name
string
Name of the primary contact
contact_phone_number
string
Phone number of the primary contact
dba_name
string
Doing Business As name
description_of_operations
text
Description of the business' operations
ein
integer
Employer Identification Number
employee_count
integer
Number of employees in the state
entity_type
string
one of: C_CORPORATION, S_CORPORATION, LLC_CORPORATION, LLC_PARTNERSHIP, LLC_S_CORPORATION, LLC_SINGLE_MEMBER
fiscal_year_end
string "YYYY-mm-dd"
Date of the business' fiscal year end
futa_year
string "YYYY-mm-dd"
Year that FUTA liability was met, if any
industry
string
The industry title for the NAICS code of the business
legal_entity_changed
boolean
Has there been a change to the structure of the business?
llc_structure
string
If entity type is an LLC, one of: MANAGER-MANAGED or MEMBER-MANAGED
naics_code
integer
The NAICS industry code of the business
non_profit
boolean
Is this business a non-profit?
purpose
text
Brief description of the business
addresses
array
List of addresses for the business (format follows)
individuals
array
List of associated individuals for the business (format follows)
questions
array
List of common state question key and values for the business (format follows)
List of titles of the individual. Accepted values: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Product Officer, Chief Business Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Manager, Managing Member, Member, President, Secretary, Secretary/Treasurer, Treasurer, Vice President
ssn
string
SSN of the individual
dob
string "YYYY-mm-dd"
Date of birth of the individual
ownership_percentage
decimal
The individuals percentage of ownership of the business
signatory
boolean
Is this individual a signatory of the business?
address
address
Address of the individual
Question
param
type
description
key
string
The key associated with the question found in the list below
value
string, integer, boolean, object
The value / answer of the question
Common State Questions
[
{
key: 'business_description',
question: "Please describe the business activity in the state"
},
{
key: 'contractor_duties',
question: "Please describe the duties of the independent contractors that work for you in the state"
},
{
key: 'contractors',
question: "Do any independent contractors work for you in the state?"
},
{
key: 'employee_count',
question: "Total number of employees in the state"
},
{
key: 'hire_date',
question: "Date employees hired/will be hired in the state"
},
{
key: 'payroll_date',
question: "Date of first payroll in the state"
},
{
key: 'primary_address',
question: "Primary or Employee Address in the state"
},
{
key: 'seasonal',
question: 'Is your business seasonal?'
},
{
key: 'seasonal_months',
question: "Please specify the months of your business' operation"
}
]