General Interest:
For Business Owners:
NOTICE: If your business is contacted by someone offering to assist you with filing reports and is asking for information on your business and requesting fees and expressing a sense of urgency, BE SKEPTICAL. Be sure to ask questions and read the fine print AND contact the North Dakota State Agency or Federal Agency they claim to be representing in an effort to avoid any possible fraudulent scheme.
Starting Your Business
- North Dakota New Business Registration (nd.gov) (North Dakota Secretary of State)
- Employer’s Guide to Unemployment Insurance (Job Service North Dakota)
- Workers’ Compensation Insurance Coverage Information (North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance)
- Required Employer Posters (North Dakota Dept. of Labor and Human Rights) TIP – Learn about the posters an employer must post in the workplace according to State and Federal Laws.
- Learn About Starting Your Own Business (USA.gov)
- 10 Steps to Start Your Business (U.S. Small Business Administration)
- https://www.sba.gov/district/north-dakota (U.S. Small Business Administration – North Dakota District)
- Checklist for Starting a Business (IRS)
- Going to do business with other entities and contractors? Make sure they are authorized to do business in the state and in good standing with the North Dakota Secretary of State. Click here to search for a business or a contractor.
When you Have Employees
- N.D. Department of Labor and Human Rights
- N.D. Minimum Wage & Work Conditions Summary (poster) – N.D. Dept. of Labor and Human Rights
- Hire and Manage Employees (SBA.gov)
- Form W-4 Information – Employee’s Withholding Certificate (IRS)
- 2024 Form W-4 Have your employee complete this form and provide them with the instructions. TIP – Make sure you are using the IRS’s most current, revised version of this form.
- Form I-9 Information – Employment Eligibility Verification (U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services)
- USCIS Form I-9 TIP – Be sure to review the “Lists of Acceptable Documents” page outlining those documents you can use for verification – THESE DOCUMENTS MUST BE UNEXPIRED.
- Child Support Withholding: What to do When an Employee Provides you with an Income Withholding Order
Required Reports Businesses May Need to File with North Dakota Agencies – Check to See Your Requirements
- UI EASY (Job Service North Dakota) (Submitted quarterly, can be done online or by paper form – called a Contribution and Wage Report.)
- myWSI Payroll Reporting (North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance) (Called a Payroll Report, submitted online only – WSI announcement: In early 2024, WSI will begin transitioning employers from an annual reporting requirement to a quarterly reporting frequency as this will better align reporting requirements with other State and Federal agencies.)
- Maintain Registration | Secretary of State | North Dakota (nd.gov) (Most businesses in North Dakota must file an Annual Report with the Office of the Secretary of State to stay in good standing. A due date for filing is in place, a filing fee exists, and a late fee may apply if not filed timely. Online filing only.)
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