Connecticut · Payroll registration
Connecticut payroll tax registration, done for you.
Connecticut needs three registrations at three separate places. Withholding through myconneCT with Revenue Services, unemployment through ReEmployCT with the Department of Labor, and paid family leave with the CT Paid Leave Authority, which is its own body rather than a division of either.
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Who you are dealing with
Connecticut Department of Revenue Services
- Handles:
- Employer withholding account
- System:
- myconneCT
- Form:
- Register online through myconneCT to obtain the Connecticut withholding account number
Connecticut Department of Revenue Services, payroll registration
Connecticut Department of Labor
- Handles:
- Unemployment insurance employer account
- System:
- ReEmployCT
- Form:
- Register online in ReEmployCT. Questions go to the Employer Status Unit
- Phone:
- 860-263-6550, or dol.status@ct.gov
Connecticut Paid Leave Authority
- Handles:
- Paid family and medical leave
- System:
- CT Paid Leave
- Form:
- Registered separately from both of the above. It is its own authority, not a division of Revenue Services or Labor
State fee. $0 to register with any of the three. Our flat fee covers preparing and filing each registration.
Our fee. $180 per state, flat. State fees are passed through at cost.
When you have to register
Register before the first Connecticut payroll. Because three separate bodies are involved and none of them prompts you about the others, the practical risk here is not lateness on one registration but never discovering the third.
What comes next
Worth knowing now: closing later means CT-941 filed immediately, plus CT-W3 and all W-2s, plus cancelling the Labor registration, and a third party cannot close a client's account in myconneCT.
How long it takes
Connecticut does not publish a turnaround we could confirm. The number worth planning around is at the other end: Connecticut tells a closing employer to notify Revenue Services immediately. It is a state that expects promptness in both directions.
What we do
We work out which accounts you need, submit each registration, and hand you the account numbers, rates, and deposit schedules your payroll system asks for. One remote hire. $180 per state, plus state fees at cost. We submit within 2 business days. You keep the client. We never email them.
Hiring in more than one state? State payroll tax registration covers the withholding and unemployment accounts payroll software will not open.
What makes Connecticut harder than average
- Three bodies, and the third is easy to miss entirely. Paid family leave sits with the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority, which is not part of Revenue Services or the Department of Labor. An employer who registers for withholding and unemployment has done two thirds of the job.
- Two portals with unrelated names. Withholding is myconneCT. Unemployment is ReEmployCT. Neither name suggests the other and neither system knows about the other.
- Connecticut says immediately at the exit. Its guidance for an employer going out of business is to notify Revenue Services immediately by filing CT-941 for the current quarter. Worth knowing the culture before you are in it.
- Your accountant cannot close it later. A third party cannot close a client's account in myconneCT, so whoever holds the login is the person who will have to act at the end. Decide who that is at registration rather than discovering it during a wind-down.
How Connecticut compares
What triggers registration in Connecticut is not what triggers it next door. The table sets the thresholds side by side.
Questions and answers
How many Connecticut registrations do I need?
Three. Withholding with Revenue Services through myconneCT, unemployment with the Department of Labor through ReEmployCT, and paid family leave with the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority, which is a separate body.
Is paid leave really separate?
Yes. The Connecticut Paid Leave Authority is its own authority rather than a division of Revenue Services or Labor, so registering with either of those does not cover it.
Who do I contact about the unemployment registration?
The Employer Status Unit at the Department of Labor, on 860-263-6550 or dol.status@ct.gov.
Does it matter who holds the myconneCT login?
Yes, more than in most states. A third party cannot close a client's account in myconneCT, so the person with the login has to be available when the business eventually winds down. Worth deciding now.
What do you need from me to start?
The legal name and FEIN, entity type, Connecticut work locations, first payroll date, and who will hold the myconneCT credentials.
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Agency details verified 2026-08-03
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About the provider
Regcrest LLC is a document preparation and filing service based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, founded in 2026. It prepares and files state payroll and sales tax registrations, account closures, and resale certificates on behalf of the businesses that instruct it, and works behind accounting firms, bookkeepers, and payroll providers as well as directly with businesses.
Regcrest LLC is not a CPA firm and not a law firm. It gives no tax or legal advice. It files in all 50 states, and publishes a full page for the 29states it has verified against the agency's own material so far, each one showing the date it was checked. For anything that turns on your specific situation, ask a licensed accountant or attorney.