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Authorize QuickBooks as your Kentucky Unemployment Third Party Agent

by Intuit • Image Alt Text 13 •
Image Alt Text Updated 8/28/2026 09:41

Employers in Kentucky using Intuit QuickBooks Workforce or QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Assisted, must register their company ‌and set up QuickBooks as a Third Party Agent (TPA). This only takes a few minutes to complete. This authorization allows us to pay and file unemployment on your behalf.

Prerequisites

You must have an active KUIP Employer account.

For instructions on how to create a KUIP account, view the Step-by-Step Guide.

Authorize QuickBooks as your TPA

  1. Navigate to the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Self-Service web page and click the Employer Login button to access KUIP.

  2. If you do not already have a login, you will need to create one.

  3. Navigate to the Third Party Administrator (TPA) Authorization screen

  • There are multiple ways to navigate to this screen:

    • Click the TPA Associated? No link from the Employer Home Page

    • Click the TPA Authorization hyperlink in the Associated TPA(s) section of the Employer Home Page

    • Select Maintain Third Party Administrator (TPA) Authorization from Account Maintenance in the Left Navigate Menu

  1. Click the New button to add a new TPA

  2. Enter the TPA ID in the box

  • Intuit QuickBooks Workforce: 8478

    • Note: Our name will appear is PayCycle Inc

  • QuickBooks Desktop Assisted: 8446

    • Note: Our name will appear as Computing Resources Inc.

  • Click Next

  1. Enter the TPA Services Begin Date The Begin Date must be the first day of the first quarter Intuit will be reporting for you. (i.e. If you came on service with Intuit in August, the begin date will be 7/01/2026, the first day of the 3rd quarter

  2. Leave the TPA Services End Date blank

  3. Scroll down to the Unassigned Roles section and select the following:

  • Update and Submit Employer’s Quarterly Unemployment Wage and Tax Report

  • Update and Submit Payments

  1. Click Save

Result

Once authorization is complete, Intuit will validate the assigned roles and activate your electronic services to pay and file on your behalf.

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