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
taxed_as_entity_type	string	If entity_type is 'llc', one of: c_corporation, s_corporation, individual, partnership
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 'llc', one of: SINGLE_MEMBER or MULTI_MEMBER
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)

Example Request Body

{
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "company_name": "Question Test 3",
  "external_id": "my-company-id-123",
  "state": "DC",
  "entity_type": "c_corporation",
  "contact_name": "John Doe",
  "non_profit": "true",
  "addresses": [
    {
      "address_line1": "577 Howard St",
      "address_line2": null,
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "postal_code": "94105-4635",
      "state": "CA",
      "address_type": "primary"
    }
  ],
  "individuals": [
    {
      "name": "John Doe",
      "titles": [
        "President"
      ],
      "signatory": true,
      "ownership_percentage": 0.1,
      "ssn": "123-45-6789",
      "dob": "1990-01-01",
      "address": {
        "address_line1": "570 Glenridge St.",
        "address_line2": null,
        "city": "Sewaren",
        "postal_code": "07077",
        "state": "NJ"
      }
    }
  ],
  "questions": [
    {		
      "key": "hire_date",
      "value": "2023-03-01"
    },
    {
      "key": "payroll_date",
      "value": "2023-03-02"
    },
    {
      "key": "employee_count",
      "value": 2
    },
    {
      "key": "primary_address",
      "value": {
        "address_line1": "577 Howard St",
        "address_line2": null,
        "city": "San Francisco",
        "postal_code": "94105-4635",
        "state": "CA",
        "address_type": "primary"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Object Formats

Address

param	type	description
address_line1	string	Street number and name of the address
address_line2	string	Suite or Apt Number of the address
city	string	City of the address
state	string	State abbreviation of the address
postal_code	string	Postal code of the address
address_type	string	Type of the address: primary, secondary, mailing

Individual

param	type	description
name	string	Full name of the individual
titles	array	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"
        }
      ]