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Authorize QuickBooks as your New Mexico unemployment Third Party Agent

by Intuit • Image Alt Text 811
Image Alt Text Updated 8/5/2026 02:53

Learn how to register with the New Mexico (NM) Department of Workforce Solutions for electronic payment services.

If you are an employer in New Mexico and using Intuit QuickBooks Workforce or QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Assisted, you must register your company and set up QuickBooks as your Third Party Agent (TPA) for us to pay and file unemployment on your behalf.

If you've never activated your online New Mexico DWS account, follow these steps first.

  1. Follow the on-screen steps to complete your registration.

If you need to remove a previous TPA from your account, follow these steps. 

  1. Select Account Maintenance then Third Party Administrator (TPA) Authorization.

  2. Select Search.

  3. Choose the TPA ID of the TPA you're removing.

  4. Select Modify.

  5. In the TPA Services End Date field, enter today's date. (Date format: MM/DD/YYYY)

  6. Select Save.

Assign QuickBooks a Third Party Agent (TPA) role in your account.

  1. Select Account Maintenance then Third Party Administrator (TPA) Authorization.

  2. Select New.

  1. Enter QuickBooksTPA ID:

    • QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Assisted: 500000079
      Note: Our name will appear as Computing Resources, Inc.

    • Intuit QuickBooks Workforce: 500000255
      Note: Our name will appear as PayCycle, Inc.

  1. Select Next.

  2. In the TPA Services Begin Date field, enter the start of the quarter's date. Leave the TPA Services End Date field blank.

  3. Select the following TPA roles:

    • Account Maintenance Update and Submit

    • Payments Update and Submit

    • Employment and wage Detail Update and Submit.

  4. Select Save.

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