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Employment Development Department

Employment Tax


Tax Payment

All tax payments must be submitted with a completed Payroll Tax Deposit (DE 88/DE 88ALL) unless payments are made by electronic funds transfer (EFT) or credit card. Although employer contributions for Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Employment Training Tax (ETT) or credit cardare due quarterly, withholdings from employees' wages for State Disability Insurance (SDI) and California Personal Income Tax (PIT) may need to be deposited more often. State deposit due dates are generally the same as federal deposit due dates (see "Depositing Taxes" in IRS Publication 15). Penalty and interest are charged on late payments.

Mail all tax payments with Payroll Tax Deposit (DE 88/DE 88ALL) coupons to:

Employment Development Department
P.O. Box 826276
Sacramento, CA 94230-6276

Please include your employer account number on your check or money order.

The deposit requirements are: EDD uses the postmark date to determine the timeliness of non-EFT tax payments. If a payment due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the next business day becomes the last timely date.

The timeliness of EFT transactions is determined by the settlement date (the date your funds are credited to the State's bank account). The last timely settlement date is the next business day following the last timely date. To ensure timely settlements, please note: *If you have accumulated less than $350 of PIT and choose to make a deposit, designate the Payment Type as "Quarterly" on your DE 88 coupon.

How to obtain DE 88/DE 88ALL coupons.

Go to Tax Filing for information on quarterly and annual payroll tax returns.

For assistance, call our toll-free number 1-888-745-3886 or visit your local Employment Tax Office.

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