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RETURN TO:   TN DEPT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE 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              If YES, Account Number
3.Is your organization aProfessional Employer Organization(PEO)?                 YES   NO    IfYES,      Tennesseelicense number 
Is your organization a client of aProfessional Employer Organization(PEO)?   YES   NO        
If YES, STOP.  STOP        Please complete LB-0910, Application for Client Number. 
   NOTE:If corporation is a nonprofit, exempt from Federal Income Taxes under Section 501(C)(3) of the IRS Code, STOP.             STOP 
          Please complete LB-0444, Report to Determine Status, Nonprofit Organization. 
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) in TN                            D. Are you presently reporting for U.I. purposes in another state?
                                                                                         YES     NO    If YES, which state?
   B. Date you first employed (will employ) a worker in TN
                                                                                         E. If a corporation or LLC, provide formation information.
   C.Date you first paid (will pay) a worker in Tennessee                                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
     If YES, 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    
     If YES, give earliest quarter and year this occurred (will occur). QUARTER                                YEAR  
9. HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYMENT (SEPARATE REPORTS MUST BE FILED FOR EACH CALENDAR QUARTER IN WHICH WAGES WERE PAID.)
A. Have you had or do you expect to have a $1,000 quarterly payroll for domestic services?  YES              NO  
     If YES, give earliest quarter and year this occurred (will occur). QUARTER                                YEAR  
10. AGRICULTURAL 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 ten or more workers in some part of a day in twenty different weeks during a calendar year?
     YES     NO     If YES, 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    
     If YES, give earliest quarter and year this occurred (will occur). QUARTER                                YEAR   
C. Is all activity 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. 
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 11. (A)  Name and Address of predecessor employer                               ________________________________________________ 
                                                                                 ________________________________________________ 
                                                                                 ________________________________________________ 
 
 (B) Account Number of predecessor employer                                                          (C)       Date of acquisition                                 
 
 (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 in the 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 a relative 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   longdistance?                         Mostly truckload or  less than truckload?  
                                                                                                                    
 Empl. Agency:               Is this a   Temporary Staffing Service or an   Employment Placement Agency?
 Health  Care:               Is this a  Doctor’s Office,  Multi-Disciplinary Clinic,   FreestandingUrgent Care Center or   Other?      
       
                             Please specify. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
       
 Info Tech  (IT):            Which category best fits your business?  Software Publication,  Programming,   Systems     Design,   Data     Processing     
                             Is the restaurant  Full Service,  Fast Food,   Cafeteria/Buffet,  Snack   Bar,   Other?Please specify.      _____________________  
 Restaurant: 
 Consulting:                 What is the primary type of consulting?  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?  __________________________________________________________________________________________ 
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                      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 or do 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 if you have not yet been assigned a FEIN (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 in the same envelope with this application. DO NOT write in the 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 is an 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. 
 
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 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. 
 
                         Construction    Mining                     Manufacturing
   Rate Year                                                                                 
                                         and                                                 
                                         Extraction     Sector 31   Sector 32               Sector 33  
                                                                                              
   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% 
                                                                                                         
   July ’24 – June ‘25   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. 
 
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