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Important Information about the Automated Telefile System for Payroll Taxes

As of December 15, 2009, the Automated Telefile System is no longer available for payroll tax filing. If you use a payroll service or agent to file for you, please advise them of this change.

Annual Household Filers

To file the Employer of Household Worker(s) Quarterly Report of Wages and Withholdings (DE 3BHW) and Employer of Household Worker(s) Annual Payroll Tax Return (DE 3HW), the following options are available:

  • Call our Taxpayer Assistance Center to have your forms prepared for you by a Customer Service Agent.
  • Download and submit: Payroll Tax Paper Forms.
  • Speak to a Customer Service Agent to learn about becoming a quarterly taxpayer with expanded filing options.

For information regarding any of the options listed above, please contact our Taxpayer Assistance Center at (800) 796-9330 from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Pacific Standard Time (PST), excluding furlough Fridays and Holidays.

Quarterly Filers

To file the Quarterly Wage and Withholding Report (DE 6) and/or make Payroll Tax Deposit (DE 88) payments, the following options are available:

  • File payroll tax reports and payroll tax deposits online using the Employment Development Department’s e-Services. For information regarding alternate filing options, visit the e-Services Web site.
  • Download and submit: Payroll Tax Paper Forms .
  • Call our Taxpayer Assistance Center to have your forms prepared for you by a Customer Service Agent.

For information regarding e‑Services or the discontinued Automated Telefile System, please contact e‑Services Customer Service at (800) 796-3524 from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. (PST), excluding furlough Fridays and Holidays.