New Company Registration for Maryland

Disclaimer: This article is not intended to be tax, legal, financial, or HR advice. Rules and regulations change over time and can vary by location. Consult with a lawyer, accountant, Tax, or HR expert for specific guidance.

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Register for Taxes with Middesk

Homebase has partnered with Middesk to make tax registration easier for you.

• Middesk can register you across all 50 states for withholdings/income tax (SIT) and unemployment insurance (SUI)
• Middesk will continue to support your ongoing compliance by processing and surfacing your state mail for your review
• Middesk offers registrations for select PFMLs and local jurisdictions as well

To get started, sign up here and check out this tutorial.

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State Withholding Income Tax & Unemployment Insurance Tax (UI)

Tax Agency: Maryland Department of Revenue

Combined Registration for Central Registration Number (CRN) for Income Tax and Your Employer Account Number for Unemployment tax

1. Go to Comptroller of Maryland online
2. Click Begin Registration located at the bottom of the screen
3. Register for both state income tax withholding and unemployment tax
4. Go to Maryland Unemployment Beacon employer portal
5. Click “I need to activate my account”
6. Enter your Employer Account Number and either last payment, gross wages reported, or an activation code (sent after registration).
7. Once you are logged in, you will set up and username and password and 3 security questions.

Important to Note

• For additional assistance, Beacon Employer Tutorial Videos are available.
• To assist Employers and Agents with account activation, the Division has created a special Employer/Agent account activation hotline. The account activation hotline can be reached at 410-767-8997 or you may also email ui.employeractivation@maryland.gov. 

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Third-party Administrator (TPA) Access

In order to file and pay Mar taxes on your behalf, you must grant Check access to your Beacon account.

1. Sign in to your Maryland Unemployment Beacon employer portal
2. Under "Your Options", select Account Maintenance
3. Under "Employer Account", select Agent Assignment
4. Click Add Agent
5. Enter Check’s agent account number: MD3Z8J
6. Upload POA to the portal
7. Under the “Assign roles” section, select
   1. Wage submission (original and amended)
   2. Payment submission
8. Enter begin date, date this is being completed and leave end date blank

Important to Note

• For additional assistance, Beacon Employer Agent Authorization tutorials are available.
• Homebase uses a payroll partner, Check for backend payroll processing.