Enlarge image | RETURNTO: TN DEPT OFLABOR ANDWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYER ACCOUNTS/EMPLOYER SERVICES TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANDWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 220 FRENCH LANDING DRIVE, 3-B NASHVILLE TN 37243-1002 REPORT TO DETERMINE STATUS PHONE (615) 741-2486 FAX (615) 741-7214 EMAIL: employerstatus.rates@tn.gov APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYER NUMBER 1. Enter Federal Number, Business Name and Address OFFICIAL USE ONLY Tennessee ID Number M. No. County Alt Zip Federal Number - --------- □ Employer Name Liab. Org. First Employment Date Liable Trade Name Comp Year NAICS M-NAICS Verified Mailing Address Previous No. Rate Physical Business Address in Tennessee (other than employee residence) if different from above: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Phone:____________________ Fax:___________________ Business Website:_______________________________________ Email Address: ______________________________________ 2. Have you previously had an account with this department? YES NO IfYES, Account Number 3. Is your organization aProfessional Employer Organization (PEO)? YES NO IfYES, Tennessee license number Is your organization a client of aProfessional Employer Organization (PEO)? YES NO IfYES, STOP. STOP Please complete LB-0910, Application for Client Number. corporation0 is a nonprofit, exempt from Federal Income Taxes under Section 501(C)(3) of the IRS Code, STOP. STOP NOTE:If Please complete LB-0444, Report to Determine Status, Nonprofit Organization. 0 4. CHECK (X) FORM OF ORGANIZATION 5. Name of Owner, Partners, Corporate Officers, Limited Liability Company Social Security Number Members and Managers (If Board Managed) , General Partners (Attach separate sheet if necessary.) INDIVIDUAL _________________________________________________________________________ PARTNERSHIP _________________________________________________________________________ CORPORATION _________________________________________________________________________ LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY _________________________________________________________________________ LIMITED PARTNERSHIP _________________________________________________________________________ OTHER _________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: If a Limited Liability Company, are you treated by IRS as a(n) Individual Proprietorship Partnership or as a Corporation? 6. Name of person responsible for payroll records Phone Number 7. A. Number of workers you have employed (will employ) TNin D. Are you presently reporting for U.I.purposes anotherin state? YES NO IfYES, which state? B. Date you first employed (will employ) aworker inTN E. If acorporation or LLC, provide formation information. C.Date you first paid (will pay) aworker inTennessee Date State Control No. 8. REGULAR BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT (SEPARATE REPORTS MUST BE FILED FOR EACH CALENDAR QUARTER IN WHICH WAGES WERE PAID.) A. Have you employed or do you expect to employ at least one worker in twenty different calendar weeks during a calendar year? YES NO IfYES, give earliest month and year the twentieth week occurred (will occur). MONTH YEAR B. Have you had or do you expect to have a quarterly payroll of $1,500 or more? YES NO IfYES, give earliest quarter and year this occurred (will occur). QUARTER YEAR 9. HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYMENT (SEPARATE REPORTS MUST BE FILED FOR EACH CALENDAR QUARTER WHICHIN WAGES WERE PAID.) A. Have you had or do you expect to have a $1,000 quarterly payroll for domestic services? YES NO IfYES, give earliest quarter and year this occurred (will occur). QUARTER YEAR 10. AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (SEPARATE REPORTS MUST BE FILED FOR EACH CALENDAR QUARTER WHICHIN WAGES WERE PAID.) A. Have you employed or do you expect to employ at least ten or more workers in some part of a day in twenty different weeks during a calendar year? YES NO IfYES, give earliest month and year this occurred (will occur). MONTH YEAR B. Have you had or do you expect to have a quarterly payroll of $20,000 or more? YES NO IfYES, give earliest quarter and year this occurred (will occur). QUARTER YEAR C. Is allactivity performed on a farm? YES NO If NO, what percentage is? Please explain in 13A on page 2. Must be signed by owner, partner, authorized limited liability company member or manager, or officer of the corporation. Signature Title Date PLEASE COMPLETE PAGE 2. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN RECEIVING THE HIGHEST PREMIUM RATE ASSIGNABLE. LB-0441 (Rev. 08-23) RDA 1559 |
Enlarge image | 11. (A) Name and Address of predecessor employer ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ (B) Account Number of predecessor employer (C) Date acquisitionof (D) Did you acquire all of your predecessor’s business in Tennessee? YES NO If No, what percentage did you acquire? (E) Did your predecessor continue in business in Tennessee? YES NO (F) Tennessee Employment Security Law provides for the mandatory transfer of an employer’s benefit and premium experience whenever there is any common ownership, management or control between the predecessor and successor employers. Did any owner or manager of this company have an ownership interest in or participate in the management or control of the business acquired? YES NO If “YES,” please explain: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Per TCA 50-7-403(b)(2)(C)(ii) “Common ownership, management or control” includes any individual who has at least a 10% ownership interest in - or who participates in the management or control of - the predecessor’s trade or business and has a relative with a 10% ownership interest in - or who participates inthe management or control of - the successor’s trade or business. Does anyone who had a 10% or more ownership interest in the previous company - or who participated in its management or control - have arelative with a 10% or more interest in this company or who participates in its management or control? YES NO If “YES,” please explain: __________________________________________________________________________ If you are not subject to a mandatory transfer of experience but wish to succeed to the experience of the predecessor employer, Form LB-0483, Application for Transfer of Experience Rating Record, must be submitted by no later than the end of the quarter following the quarter in which the acquisition occurred. 12. Enter below the amount of total payroll for each quarter in which you have had or expect to have employment. YEAR JAN-MAR APR-JUNE JUL-SEPT OCT-DEC YEAR JAN-MAR APR-JUNE JUL-SEPT OCT-DEC 13. FAILURE TO PROPERLY COMPLETE THIS SECTION WILL RESULT IN RECEIVING THE HIGHEST PREMIUM RATE ASSIGNABLE. (A) Describe the major business activity of the account to be covered, listing any products manufactured or sold, or service provided. Be as descriptive as possible. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (B) In what Tennessee County is your company located? (If account covers sales reps or other personnel working from home, list county or city of residence.) (C) Is the primary purpose of the employee(s) covered by this application to support other locations of your company ? YES NO If YES, then check the category that best applies. Add comments as necessary. _____________________________________________ HEADQUARTERS (e.g., corporate or regional management offices) __________________________________________________ ADMINISTRATIVE (e.g., bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, HR, PR)___________________________________________________ WAREHOUSING (e.g., storage, distribution, equipment yard) _________________________________________________________ SALESMAN (indicate product) ____________________________________________________________________________________ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (e.g., software publication, programming, systems design, data processing) OTHER (e.g., repair shop, security office, maintenance, employee recreation facility) (D) Below are some industries that often need additional clarification. This section may not apply to every employer. If you see your industry, please answer the corresponding question(s). Construction: What type of construction? _________________________________ Mostly residential or non-residential? Property Mgmt.: Does this business manage property for others or for itself? Mostly residential or non-residential? Trucking: Is the main trucking activity local or long distance? Mostly truckload or less than truckload? Temporary Employment Empl. Agency : Is this a Staffing Service oran Placement Agency? Health Care: Is this a Doctor’s Office, Multi-Disciplinary Clinic, Freestanding Urgent Care Center or Other? Please specify. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Info Tech (IT): Which category best fits your business? Software Publication, Programming, Systems Design, Data Processing Restaurant: Is the restaurant Full Service, Fast Food, Cafeteria/Buffet, Snack Bar, Other? Please specify. _____________________ Consulting : What isthe primary type ofconsulting? Administrative, Human Resources, Marketing, Process/Logistics, Environmental, or Other Please- specify. ___________________________________________________________________________ Home Health: Does the care involve skilled nursing? YES NO Retail: What is the primary product? ______________________________________________________________________________________ Wholesale: What is the primary product? _______________________________________________________________________________________ Mining: What is the primary product? _______________________________________________________________________________________ Convenience Store: Does the store sell gasoline? YES NO Manufacturing: What is the primary product? __________________________________________________________________________________________ LB-0441 (Rev. 08-23) Page 2 RDA 1559 |
Enlarge image | INFORMATION FOR COMPLETING STATUS APPLICATION Enclosed is a Report to Determine Status/Application for Employer Number. The Tennessee Employment Security Law and Regulations requires each employing unit in Tennessee to file this report with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for the purpose of determining status. If you answer “Yes” to question 7(d) or any one of the questions in items 8, 9 or 10 on the status application, you are liable for unemployment insurance coverage with this department. Please complete and submit the enclosed form as soon as you have paid wages for services performed in Tennessee. The requirements for liability are: REGULAR BUSINESS EMPLOYERS Items 8 A and B on the status application do not pertain to farm or household employees. Item 8A. During some part of a day in each of twenty calendar weeks of a calendar year, did you employ ordo you expect to employ one or more persons? (The weeks need not be consecutive and both full and part-time workers are counted.) OR Item 8B. Have you paid or do you expect to pay wages of$1,500 or more in any calendar quarter? HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYERS Item 9A. Did you have or do you expect to have a calendar quarter in which you paid household employee(s) $1,000 or more in cash wages? If so, you are liable for all wages paid during that year and the following calendar year. AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYERS Item 10A. During some part of a day in each of twenty weeks of a calendar year did you employ or do you expect to employ ten or more persons? (The weeks need not be consecutive and both full and part-time workers are counted.) OR Item 10B. Have you paid or do you expect to pay wages of$20,000 or more in any calendar quarter? Leave the space under Item 1 for Federal Number blank youif have not yet been assigned FEINa (Federal Employer Identification Number). You will receive a letter asking for this number after we establish your state account. Return the letter with your FEIN when you receive the number from the Internal Revenue Service. If you are completing quarterly reports and/or the Application for Transfer of Experience Rating (LB-0483), please return them inthe same envelope with this application. DO NOT write inthe box titled State Account Number if you are submitting quarterly Premium (LB-0456) and Wage (LB-0851) Reports along with this application. Your new number will be recorded here when assigned. Anyone who is paid for personal services by a corporation is considered to be an employee of the corporation even if that person isan officer and/or owns stock in the corporation. NOTE: PLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN YOUR STATUS APPLICATION at the bottom and include the appropriate information. Also, complete both pages of your Status Application form. Failure to complete both pages of the application or to provide sufficient information upon which to correctly classify the industry code will result in the highest new employer rate being assigned. LB-0441 (Rev. 08-23) Page 3 RDA 1559 |
Enlarge image | Mail To: TN Dept of Labor and Workforce Development Division of Employment Security Employer Accounts/Employer Services 220 French Landing Drive, 3-B Nashville TN 37243-1002 PREMIUM RATE INFORMATION New employers in Tennessee are initially subject to a “new employer” rate until their account has been subject to premiums and chargeable with benefits for thirty-six consecutive months ending on the computation date (December 31 of each year). They then become eligible, beginning on the next July 1, for a premium rate based on their individual reserve experience. New employer rates are determined separately for each major industry group based on the combined reserve experience of each industry group as a whole. Presently, all industries, starting July 1, 2021, have a new employer rate of 2.7%. The new employer rates for construction, mining, and manufacturing, for prior years, are listed below. Rate Year Construction Mining Manufacturing and Extraction Sector 31 Sector 32 Sector 33 July ’17 – June ‘18 6.0% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 5.0% July ’18 – June ‘19 5.5% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% July ’19 – June ‘20 5.0% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% July ’20 – June ‘21 5.0% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% July ’21 – June ‘22 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% July ’22 – June ‘23 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% July ’23 – June ‘24 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% NAICS Manufacturing Sector 31 includes food, beverage, and tobacco products, as well as textiles, leather, and apparel products. NAICS Manufacturing Sector 32 includes wood products, paper products, printing and related support activities, petroleum and coal products, chemical manufacturing, plastics and rubber products, and nonmetallic mineral products. NAICS Manufacturing Sector 33 includes metal products, machinery, computer and electronic products, electrical equipment, appliances, transportation equipment, and furniture manufacturing. LB-0441 (Rev. 08-23) Page 4 RDA 1559 |