Apply for an Employer Identification Number (also known as an EIN or FEIN) if you don’t already have one. The simplest (and preferred way) is to apply for an EIN with the IRS online. There is no cost to apply for an EIN.

To read more about applying for EIN’s, read our help article, “Your Step-by-step Guide on How to Apply for EIN.”

Although it is not required, we recommend that you register for the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). You can easily register online. This account will be helpful for you to make tax payments online, or view whatever tax filings have been made on your behalf by Patriot.

To find out more about the EFTPS, please read our article, “What Is EFTPS?”

Wyoming new employers will need to register online with the WY Department of Workforce Services for their state unemployment insurance (SUI) account and their Workers’ Compensation (WC) account.

New employers in Wyoming are given their state unemployment tax assessment (SUTA) rate based on the average contributions paid by their major industrial classification for the calendar year preceding the year in which they first employed workers in the state, plus any adjustment factors. For more information on unemployment tax rates, click here.

The WY Department of Workforce Services will mail you your SUTA tax rate after registering for your state unemployment insurance account.

To learn more about SUTA, please read our article, “What Is SUTA Tax?”

Your Workers’ Compensation rate will be based on your business classification.

Classifications are determined AFTER your registration is submitted.

If you need to run payroll before you get your WC rate, you can estimate your rate based on the base rates. Remember to change your company tax settings when your actual WC rate arrives.

You must have workers’ comp insurance if you have at least 1 employee in Wyoming. Wyoming is a monopolistic state, so you must sign up for workers’ comp through a state-operated fund.

You can learn more about Wyoming’s workers’ comp insurance here.

Fill out the required Form I-9 for worker verification in the USA. For more information, please read, “Form I-9 In a Nutshell.”

You will need to retain each employee’s completed Form I-9 as long as the individual works for you. For more information, please read “What Should Be in an Employee File?”

Have your new employee fill out the W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate for federal income taxes (FIT).

For more information, read our help article, “What Is a W-4 Form, and What Is it Used for?“

Employers in Wyoming are required by law to report new employees within 20 days of hire or re-hire. You can report online with the Wyoming New Hire Reporting Center.

Wyoming employers follow the Federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 an hour.

You need to post the federal minimum wage poster for your employees where they can read it.

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