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Unemployment Insurance Tax - Employer Registration Online

The Unemployment Insurance Employer Registration website allows employers to register, online, their new South Dakota business for unemployment insurance. Upon completion, employers receive a State Unemployment Tax Act (SUTA) account number, an unemployment insurance tax rate and, if they choose to do so, a personal identification number (PIN) to file quarterly wage reports online.

Please be aware that when you click on the link below you will be taken to a General Login screen prior to gaining access to the Employer Registration site. This is for your security.

Take me to the Employer Registration website

Important! You'll need the following information before beginning the Employer Internet Registration process:

• Federal Employer Identification Number, if obtained from IRS.
• Amount of wages paid to standard, agricultural, or domestic employees or corporate officers during the preceding and current year.
• Number of weeks employees worked for you during the preceding and current year.
• Social Security numbers, name, title and address of owner, partners, corporate officers or members of your business.
• State of incorporation, date of incorporation and name/address of your statutory agent (for corporations only).

If you have acquired an existing business and are not acquiring the South Dakota unemployment insurance account, you may register online; however, if you are acquiring the South Dakota unemployment insurance account, you must complete the paper version of Form 1 (in Adobe .pdf format).

Take me to the General Login page to gain access to the Unemployment Insurance Registration website.

Who do I contact if I have questions?

South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
Unemployment Insurance Tax Unit
420 S. Roosevelt Street
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone: 605.626.2312
e-mail

Upon completion of the Employer Registration process, you should receive a State Unemployment Tax Act (SUTA) account number, an unemployment insurance tax rate and, if you choose to do so, a PIN for filing quarterly wage reports online.

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