New Hampshire EIN and the NHES Unemployment Account
Last updated November 1, 2026 · Written by the EIN Registration filing team
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After your EIN in New Hampshire
| Account | Agency | Number you get | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| State income tax withholding | None | New Hampshire does not tax wages | Not needed |
| Unemployment insurance | New Hampshire Employment Security | Employer account number | Employer Status Report |
| Sales tax | None | No statewide sales tax | Not needed |
New Hampshire employers register for unemployment insurance by filing an Employer Status Report with NH Employment Security within 30 days of first providing employment in the state, using the online Employer Registration and Reports system.
If your first quarterly unemployment tax and wage report comes due before NH Employment Security has assigned your account number, file it on time anyway with Applied For in the account number field. NHES date stamps it and processes it once the account is set up.
Also on the New Hampshire list
- File the annual report with the Secretary of State through NH QuickStart by April 1 every year, starting the year after the LLC registers.
- Once the LLC's gross business income or enterprise value tax base passes the state's filing thresholds, file Business Profits Tax and Business Enterprise Tax returns with the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration, which takes returns and payments through Granite Tax Connect.
- Before opening a hotel, offering sleeping accommodations, selling taxable meals or renting motor vehicles, apply for a Meals and Rooms (Rentals) operator's license from the Department of Revenue Administration through Granite Tax Connect.
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What is different about New Hampshire
- New Hampshire has no general sales tax on goods, so most New Hampshire LLCs never open a sales tax account. The state taxes the business itself instead: the Business Profits Tax on profits, and the Business Enterprise Tax, which is measured on the compensation, interest and dividends a business pays rather than on its profit.
- New Hampshire taxes an LLC as its own business organization even when the IRS does not. A single-member LLC owned by an individual and disregarded for federal purposes still files its own New Hampshire return, Form NH-1040, the Proprietorship Business Profits Tax return, once it meets the filing requirements; S corporations are likewise taxed the same as C corporations.
- The Department of Revenue Administration wants a separate identifying number on every business tax return. A single-member LLC that must file and has no EIN of its own has to apply for a Department Identification Number (DIN) through Granite Tax Connect or on Form DP-200, and may not file under the owner's Social Security number in the meantime.
Before you apply
The SS-4 must match the New Hampshire Secretary of State filing; its business ID is a state index, not a tax ID.
New Hampshire EIN questions
How do I get an EIN number in New Hampshire?
File IRS Form SS-4 after the New Hampshire Secretary of State approves any formation filing; there is no New Hampshire EIN application. Then register with the New Hampshire Employment Security (Employer Status Report) for unemployment insurance.
Is there a New Hampshire EIN or state tax ID number?
No; only the IRS issues EINs (also called the FEIN or federal tax ID). New Hampshire's own numbers are the business ID from the New Hampshire Secretary of State and the employer account number from the New Hampshire Employment Security.
Does New Hampshire have state income tax withholding?
No. New Hampshire does not tax wage income, so there is no state withholding account to open. The payroll registration New Hampshire does have is unemployment insurance, with the New Hampshire Employment Security through Employer Status Report. Its Interest and Dividends Tax is repealed for taxable periods beginning after December 31, 2024, while the Business Profits Tax and Business Enterprise Tax remain in force for businesses above their filing thresholds.
Where do I register for New Hampshire unemployment insurance?
With the New Hampshire Employment Security, online through Employer Status Report. It assigns an employer account number, a separate number from the EIN.
Does New Hampshire have a sales tax?
No. New Hampshire has no statewide sales tax, so there is no state sales tax permit to apply for after the EIN. Hotels and other lodging, restaurants selling taxable meals and motor vehicle rental businesses need a Meals and Rentals operator's license from the Department of Revenue Administration, through Granite Tax Connect, before opening.
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Sources
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, business FAQs
- New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration, business taxes
- New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration, single member LLC FAQ
- New Hampshire Employment Security: Register your company nh
- New Hampshire Employment Security: Empstatus
- New Hampshire Employment Security: Employer claims taxes
- New Hampshire: no statewide sales tax: Taxes glance
- New Hampshire: no statewide sales tax: Meals rooms rentals tax
- New Hampshire income tax: Interest dividends tax
- New Hampshire income tax: NHTOC V 77
- New Hampshire income tax: NHTOC V 77 A
- New Hampshire income tax: NHTOC V 77 E
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