New-hire reporting
In accounting, new-hire reporting means the employer's report of each new employee — name, address, SSN, start date and the employer's EIN — to the State Directory of New Hires where the employee works, within 20 days of hire or sooner if the state says so. It feeds child support enforcement.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. §653a (opens in a new tab). Sources
The lessons that teach this
From the free founder back-office course, taught on one company's books, with exercises to work it yourself.
- The entity and its numbersThe EIN is free and issued online in one sitting. The state brings a registered agent, an annual report and registrations wherever the company does business.8 min
- People: employees and contractorsWho controls the work decides employee or contractor. An employee gives a W-4 and an I-9 and goes through payroll; a contractor gives a W-9 and invoices.10 min
What it is not called
Each of these means something else. Use one here and an accountant reading the product notices.
- registering for payroll tax
- E-Verify
Also in Payroll
Defined in Lexicon. This page is generated from that document, so the two can't disagree.