There are 3 required tax items you’ll need in order to get setup for payroll.
Requirement | Format | Agency |
Withholding Account Number | WHT-00000000 (WHT + 8 digits) | |
UI Account Number | 0000000 (7 digits) | |
Contribution Rate | X.X% |
How to register:
Withholding Account Number
New businesses can register online. If you are more comfortable with mailing or faxing your registration, use Form BR‐400, Application for Business Tax Account.
UI Account Number
New businesses can register online for their account number and tax rate.
How to locate these numbers if you’re already registered:
Your Withholding Account Number is on all correspondence from the VT Department of Taxes. If you have any questions, please call (802) 828-2551.
Your UI Account number and tax rate will be on the Contribution Rate Notice mailed by the VT Department of Labor. If you have any questions, please contact the agency at (802) 828-4344.
Vermont Child Care Contribution
Beginning July 1, 2024, Vermont Child Care Contribution (VT CCC) taxes will be deducted as an employer tax at an overall rate of .44%. Employers may elect for their employees to pay a portion of the tax, up to 25% of the overall tax contribution (or .11% of the .44% contribution).
To set up an employee contribution to VT CCC, please follow the steps below:
Navigate to Tax Info within the employer profile.
Find the Vermont tax info and click Edit.
Find the section for Child Care Contribution and you can edit the employee contribution percentage from there.
For more information on the Vermont Child Care Contribution tax, please visit the Vermont Department of Taxes website here.