Authorize Intuit as your Colorado unemployment Third Party Agent

When you set up your new payroll service, or when you add a new employee in CO, you need to authorize us as your payroll agent with the state.

Colorado requires you to do this through their website. Once you do, we'll be able to send electronic payments and forms on your behalf through any of our payroll products. This takes just a few minutes to complete.

1. Sign in to your CDLE account.
2. Select Account Maintenance.
3. Select Third Party Administrator (TPA) Authorization. 
4. Select New to create a new TPA relationship.
5. Enter the TPA ID in the required field. 
   • QuickBooks Online Payroll: 500003214
     • Note, our name will appear as QuickBooks Payroll Inc
   • QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Assisted: 500003229
     • Note, our name will appear as Computing Resources Inc
6. Select Next. 
7. Enter the Service Begin Date .The Begin Date must be the first day of the quarter we’ll pay and file for you.
   • Example:  If you started your QuickBooks payroll service in September, the begin date will be 7/01/2023, the first day of the 3rd quarter.
8. Select the boxes next to the following roles
   • Edit Employment and Wage Detail
   • Edit Tax Payments Update and Submit
   • View Rate Notice and Voluntary Contribution
9. Select Save. You’ll see the assigned roles that have been elected. 

Once you complete these steps, Intuit will accept the roles and submit your enrollment info to the agency.