State Web Site:  www.DC.gov

General Business Requirement:

Apply to the Dept. of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs – Corporations Division for a Certificate of Authority to conduct business in the District of Columbia.
 
Business Entity Registration Forms

Licensing/Registration:

None required.

Unemployment Insurance:

District of Columbia - Combined Business Tax Registration (PDF Form)

District of Columbia - Combined Business Tax Registration (On-Line)

New Business Rate:  2.90%
Wage Limit:  $9,000
Employers Reporting Unit for SUTA  Contributions:  PEO, assuming it signs the paychecks and withholds & reports taxes.  
See:  SUTA Reporting Q&A

Agency Web Site - District of Columbia - Unemployment Commission

State Taxes:

District of Columbia - Combined Business Tax Registration (PDF Form)

District of Columbia - Combined Business Tax Registration (On-Line)

Agency Web Site – District of Columbia - Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Workers’ Compensation:

Rating Bureau – NCCI   

Specific Requirements for PEO
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Exclusive Remedy applies to the PEO and the Client under normal circumstances.

Agency Web Site - District of Columbia - Office of Workers' Compensation

Benefit Plans:

PEO-sponsored and Client-sponsored plans are not addressed in District of Columbia laws or regulations.

Agency Web Site - D.C. Dept. of Insurance, Securities & Banking