Authorize QuickBooks as your Michigan unemployment Third Party Agent

Employers in Michigan using QuickBooks Online Payroll 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  MiLogin for Business. To learn more about Michigan Unemployment, see the MiUI Toolkit.

Authorize QuickBooks as your TPA

1. Sign in to your MiLogin for Business account.
2. On the Employer Homepage, in the Associated TPA(s) header, select TPA Authorization.
3. On the Third Party Administrator (TPA) Authorization screen, select New.
4. On the Assign Third Party Administrator (TPA) screen, enter the TPA ID in the required field.
   • QuickBooks Online Payroll: 50000021
     • Note: Our name will appear as QuickBooks Online Payroll, Inc.
   • QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Assisted: 50000005
     • Note: Our name will appear as Computing Resources Inc.
5. Select Next 
6. On the Third Party Administrator (TPA) Information screen, enter the TPA services begin date as the first day of the quarter that we’ll pay and file for you. You will leave the end date blank. 
7. In the Unassigned Roles section, select the following:
   • Submit Employment and Wage Detail
   • Edit Tax Payments Update and Submit
   • View Rate Notice and Voluntary Contribution
   • View Tax Payments
   • View Employment and Wage Detail
8. Select Save to move the roles from the Unassigned Roles section to the Assigned Roles section.

Result

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