Authorize QuickBooks as your Colorado unemployment third-party agent

Learn how to authorize QuickBooks as your payroll agent for Colorado (CO) unemployment taxes.

When you set up payroll or add an employee, you need to authorize QuickBooks as your payroll agent in CO. This lets us send electronic payments and forms through our payroll products on your behalf.

Authorize QuickBooks as your payroll agent

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) requires you to authorize a third-party agent through their website. This only takes 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 connection.
5. Enter the TPA ID in the required field.
   • QuickBooks Online Payroll: 500003214 (Our name will appear as QuickBooks Payroll Inc.)
   • QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Assisted: 500003229 (Our name will appear as Computing Resources Inc.)
6. Select Next then enter the Service Begin Date.
   Note: The begin date must be the first day of the quarter that we’ll pay and file for you.
7. Select the boxes next to the following roles:
   • Submit Employment and Wage Detail
   • Edit Tax Payments Update and Submit
   • View Rate Notice and Voluntary Contribution
8. Select Save. You’ll see the assigned roles that have been elected. 

Once you're done, Intuit will now accept the roles and submit your enrollment info to the agency.