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EDD payroll taxes

EDD payroll taxes: the main map for employer tax issues

EDD payroll-tax guidance is the starting point for employer registration, filing, payment, and payroll-tax account management in California.

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Use this page when The issue is broad and employer-focused and you need to understand the payroll-tax landscape first.
Main official system e-Services for Business.

Short summary

Use the payroll-tax hub when the issue is broad and employer-focused: registration, tax type confusion, payroll-tax filing, or where to manage the account.

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What to know first

  • EDD states that California has four state payroll taxes: UI, ETT, SDI, and PIT.
  • UI and ETT are employer contributions, while SDI and PIT are withheld from employees' wages.
  • e-Services for Business is EDD's online system for employer payroll-tax account management.

What this means

  • The issue may not be a simple balance-due problem. It may involve payroll-tax type, reporting obligations, or online account management.
  • EDD payroll-tax issues should be kept clearly separate from FTB income-tax collection issues.

What can happen next

  • You may need to move into EDD filing and payment workflows.
  • Account management may shift into e-Services for Business depending on the task.

What you can do now

  • Use File and Pay if the immediate need is filing or making a payment.
  • Review installment-agreement materials if the issue is an existing payroll-tax balance.
  • Keep employer payroll-tax issues separate from FTB income-tax issues while triaging.

When to get help

It may be time to get help when tax type, filing status, account access, and payment issues are all overlapping at once.

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EDD required filings and due dates

Use this next if the real problem is which payroll-tax filings are due and when.

 EDD file and pay

Use this next for filing and payment workflows.

 EDD installment agreement

Use this next if the issue has moved into payment-arrangement territory.