Welcome to the Employment Development Department

Obtaining Tax Forms and Publications

Most payroll tax forms, guides, information sheets, and other publications can be obtained in any of the following ways (exceptions noted below):

  • Order any quantity on our Internet Order Form
  • Download and print forms and publications. Some forms can even be filled out using your personal computer. If you need help, see our FAQs.
  • Call our automated Fax on Demand system toll-free at (877) 547-4503 (available to callers in the U.S. and Canada).
  • Call our Taxpayer Assistance Center toll-free at (888) 745-3886.
  • Pick them up at your local Employment Tax Office (no more than 25 per visit).
  • Order any quantity on the order form in the back of the California Employer's Guide (DE 44).

Ordering Instructions for Specific Forms

Payroll Tax Deposit (DE 88) coupon booklet: Your first booklet of personalized coupons is mailed to you approximately six (6) weeks after you register as an employer. New booklets are mailed each year by March. Each booklet has a reorder form on the back cover. You may also call our toll-free number (888) 745-3886 to order another booklet. Please allow six (6) weeks for delivery. If you need a DE 88 coupon before receiving your booklet, you can get blank Payroll Tax Deposit coupons (DE 88ALL) by any of the methods above.

Quarterly filing forms-Quarterly Wage and Withholding Report (DE 6) and Quarterly Report of Wages and Withholdings for Employers of Household Workers (DE 3BHW)-are automatically mailed to registered employers or their designated agents. If you report more employees than can fit on one page, order blank forms by any of the methods above.

Annual filing forms-Annual Reconciliation Statement (DE 7) and Annual Payroll Tax Return for Employer of Household Workers (DE 3HW)-are also automatically mailed to registered employers or their designated agents. Blank forms may be obtained by any of the methods above.

Claim for Disability Insurance Benefits (DE 2501) is preprinted with the appropriate field office address and may be ordered from a State Disability Insurance Office by phone. You may also download and print the form.

Other Publications of Interest

California Employer newsletters are mailed to registered employers and other interested parties each quarter. Recent issues can be downloaded and printed.

California Personal Income Tax Withholding Schedules are printed in the California Employer's Guide (DE 44). They can also be downloaded and printed: this year and last year; previous years (back to 1998).

Precedent Decisions of the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board can be downloaded and printed from their Web site.

For assistance, call our toll-free number (888) 745-3886 or visit your local Employment Tax Office.