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Authorize QuickBooks as your Minnesota unemployment Third Party Agent

SOLVED•by QuickBooks•375•Updated December 15, 2023

Learn how to enroll in electronic services to pay and file Minnesota taxes in your payroll service.

For us to file and pay your MN taxes electronically, you need to appoint us as your agent, and assign the proper roles.

If you just registered for an account, you should receive your permanent User ID from MN by regular mail within a few days of registration. You can't authorize an agent or pay without your permanent User ID. If your letter hasn't arrived, or if your account isn't new, please call MN at 651-296-6141, option 4.

Appoint QuickBooks as your MN unemployment E-File and E-Pay agent

For detailed instructions, follow these steps.

In order to assign agent authorization roles to us, you first need to enter an end date for your previous authorized agent.

  1. Sign in to your Minnesota Unemployment Insurance account.
  2. On My Home Page, select Account Maintenance.
  3. Select Agent Authorization.
  4. Select Search. A list of currently authorized agents will appear.
  5. Under Agent Name, select the name of the agent you want to remove
  6. On the Agent Details page, enter the date you want the agent's access to end in the Effective End Date field.
  7. Uncheck the checkboxes for all roles.
  8. Select Save.
  1. Sign in to your Minnesota Unemployment Insurance account.
  2. On My Home Page, select Account Maintenance.
  3. Select Agent Authorization.
  4. Select Search to determine if an agent has already been assigned to this account.

  1. If an agent isn't found, select New and enter the Agent ID:
    •  QuickBooks Online Payroll: AG004304
    • QuickBooks Desktop Payroll: COMRE

  1. Select Next.
  2. Under Un-assigned Roles, select all of the following:
    1. Tax Payment Update and Submit
    2. Wage Detail Update and Submit
    3. Account Maintenance Update and Submit
  3. Select Save.
  4. Assign the Employer Reporting Units for each role:
    1. Select Assign Employer Reporting Units for the role.
    2. Select Employer Reporting Units then Assign All Employer Reporting Units
    3. Select Save.
    4. Select Previous and repeat this step for each role.

We will complete your enrollment within 10-15 business days.

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