Some state and local agencies only let a payroll provider file for you after you approve it in the agency's own portal. This is called third-party administrator (TPA) access. Freedom can't do this step for you.
Freedom files through its tax filing agent, Check Technologies, Inc. That is the name and the ID you select or enter in each agency portal. You won't see "Freedom" in the agency's list.
You set it up once for each agency.
Where access is required to file, the filing shows as blocked in Tax Filings until you grant it.
Do it early. Some agencies take a few days to process the request. Filings close at least 8 business days before the agency's due date. A filing that is still blocked then goes out late, and the $150 late filing fee applies.
After you grant access, go back to the blocked filing in Tax Filings on the "Action required" tab, select "I've corrected this", and click "Clear this blocker".
Agencies that need access to before we can file
Colorado FAMLI (paid family leave): TPA FEIN 834490700
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (unemployment): TPA ID 500003641
Delaware Department of Labor (paid leave): Check Technologies Inc
Hawaii DLIR (unemployment): approve our request in the portal
Kentucky KUIP (unemployment): TPA ID 8521
Michigan LEO (unemployment): TPA ID 50000438
Minnesota DEED (unemployment and paid leave): Agent ID AG021422
New Mexico DWS (unemployment): TPA ID 500002855
Pennsylvania local tax collectors: Check Technologies, Inc.
Vermont Department of Labor (unemployment): approve our request within 10 days
West Virginia Tax Division (withholding): user name CheckWV
Texas Workforce Commission (unemployment): required to file starting with fourth-quarter 2026 returns, due January 2027
Agencies that need access for amendments, refiles, rate lookups, or notices
You don't need these for a normal filing. We ask you for access when we need to amend a return, refile one, or answer an agency notice, and that work waits until you grant it.
Alabama Department of Revenue: amendments and notices
Workforce Alabama: amendments and notices. Needs a notarized power of attorney
California EDD: notices
Colorado Department of Revenue: notices
Georgia Department of Revenue: amendments. We set this up
Indiana Uplink: notices and unemployment rate lookups
Iowa Workforce Development: notices and unemployment rate lookups
Michigan Treasury: notices and amendments
Missouri UInteract and Missouri Department of Revenue: notices
New Mexico Taxpayer Access Point: notices
North Carolina SUITS: notices and unemployment rate lookups
North Dakota Taxpayer Access Point: notices
Oklahoma Taxpayer Access Point: notices
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue and Office of Unemployment Compensation: notices. Revenue also for amendments
Philadelphia Tax Center: notices
Tennessee Department of Labor: amendments, refiles, notices, and rate lookups
Texas Workforce Commission: amendments, notices, and rate lookups
Washington Labor & Industries: amendments and rate lookups
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services: refiles. Legal name Check Technologies, Inc. EIN 83-4490700
Optional access
Not required to file. It lets us see your rates, balances, payment history, and return details directly, so we can answer questions faster.
Georgia Department of Labor
Illinois MyTax Illinois
Maryland Beacon
Massachusetts Department of Revenue and Department of Unemployment Assistance
Minnesota Department of Revenue
Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Nevada DETR and Nevada Modified Business Tax
Ohio Department of Taxation and Ohio unemployment
Vermont Department of Taxes
Steps for each agency
Agencies are listed by state.
Alabama: Department of Revenue (withholding)
Required for amendments and notices.
Find your Sign-on ID and Access Code. Both are all numbers and are different from your portal login. They are on the letter the agency sent when you registered. If you don't have it, call the agency and ask for it by email.
In the portal, go to "Other Actions", then "Manage Third Party Access to my accounts".
Set Allowed to "Yes", Default Access to "Third Party", and Default Account Access to "Full Access".
Send the Sign-on ID and Access Code to support.
Alabama: Workforce (unemployment)
Required for amendments and notices.
We need a notarized power of attorney to get account access. Contact support and we send you the form.
California: Employment Development Department
Required to resolve a notice.
Send support one of these so we can verify the account:
The zip code you used when you registered. It is on any letter from the EDD.
Total subject wages reported on one of your last three DE 9C filings.
The reserve account balance from your most recent DE 2088.
Any one of the last five payment amounts the EDD received.
Confirmation that this is a new registration and none of the above exist yet.
Colorado: Department of Revenue (withholding)
Required to resolve a notice.
Log in to Colorado Revenue Online.
Click "Manage My Profile", then "More…".
Click "Grant Third Party Access" in the Access box, then "Next".
Enter login Checkhq, access level "ALL ACCESS", and a start date of the first day of the first quarter you ran payroll with Freedom.
Click "Submit".
To confirm, go to "Manage My Profile", "More…", "Manage Third Party Access".
Colorado: Department of Labor and Employment (unemployment)
Required before we can file.
Log in to your MyUI Employer account.
Click "Account Maintenance", then the "Third Party Administrator (TPA) Authorization" subtab.
Click "New", enter TPA ID 500003641, and click "Next".
Enter a Services Begin Date. It must be the first day of a calendar quarter.
Assign these roles: View Account Maintenance, Edit (or Submit) Employment and Wage Detail, View Rate Notice and Voluntary Contribution, and Edit Tax Payments Update and Submit.
Click "Save".
Colorado: FAMLI (paid family leave)
Required before we can file.
Log in to the My FAMLI+ Employer portal.
Go to "Manage My Accounts", then "Manage Accounts".
Scroll to the Third-Party Administrator section.
Search for and select Check Technologies, Inc. TPA FEIN 834490700.
Enter a start date of the first day of the quarter you began payroll with Freedom and confirm.
Delaware: paid leave
Required before we can file.
The earliest missing period has to be filed before later wage reports. A current-quarter filing can still be blocked if earlier filings are missing on your account.
Go to de.gov/paidleave and click "Access to LaborFirst for Employers".
Sign in and click the "Delaware LaborFirst" tile.
In the left sidebar, go to "Account Services", then "Manage TPA Access".
Click "New".
In the Third Party Administrator field, start typing Check Technologies Inc and select it.
Enter a TPA start date of the first day of the quarter you began payroll with Freedom.
Assign "File/Amend Paid Leave Records" or "Administrator" access.
The system emails us to confirm. Access is active once we approve.
Georgia: Department of Labor (unemployment)
Optional.
Send support the answers to two of these security questions:
The zip code of the business mailing address.
The zip code of the Georgia principal location address.
Your account's current tax rate.
Your account's previous tax rate.
Your SIDES e-Response access code.
Hawaii: Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (unemployment)
Required before we can file.
Important: We have to request access before you can approve it. If you don't see a request, contact support first.
On the Hawaii Unemployment Insurance home page, click "Employer Services" and log in.
Click "User Management".
Find the pending request with a "Service Company" role.
Under "Actions", click "Approve".
If asked to select rights, grant Account Inquiry, Enter Quarterly Wage Data, Submit Quarterly Wage Data, Payment, and Request Credit Refunds.
Illinois: MyTax Illinois (withholding and unemployment)
Optional.
Log in to MyTax Illinois.
Go to "Settings", then "Manage Third Party Access".
Set Allow to "Yes", Default Access to "Third Party", and Default Account Access to "Full Access".
Indiana: Uplink Employer Self Service (unemployment)
Required to resolve a notice.
Log in to Uplink ESS.
Go to "Maintain Account", then "Third Party/Agent Info".
Click "Add TPA", enter Agent ID 120389, and click "TPA Search".
Under Authorization level, select "Tax TPA".
Select the Important Information box and click "Assign".
Iowa: Workforce Development (unemployment)
Required to resolve a notice.
Log in to myIowaUI.
Click "Assign Agent" in the left sidebar.
Enter Agent Number R2579839.
Under Assign UI account roles, select Manage Payments, Submit/change Wage Detail, and View Transaction History.
Or complete Iowa Form 68-0092, Declaration of Power of Attorney, and send it to support.
Kentucky: unemployment insurance (KUIP)
Required before we can file, starting with third-quarter 2026 returns.
You or Freedom can start this.
You start: log in to KUIP, enter TPA ID 8521, select the roles and permissions, and choose the quarters and years to authorize.
We start: we enter your Kentucky employer number and FEIN. You then have 14 calendar days to approve or deny in KUIP. If you don't respond in 14 days, access is granted automatically.
Maryland: Beacon (unemployment)
Optional.
Log in to the Beacon Employer Portal.
Under "Your Options", select "Account Maintenance".
Under Employer Account, choose "Agent Assignment", then click "Add Agent".
Enter Agent Account Number MD3Z8J.
Upload the required power of attorney document.
Under Assign Roles, select Wage submission (original and amended) and Payment submission.
Enter a Begin Date and leave End Date blank.
Massachusetts: Department of Revenue (withholding and paid leave)
Optional.
Sign in at MassTaxConnect.
Click "Manage My Profile", then the "More…" tab.
Under Third Party Access, click "Assign Access Rights to a Third Party".
Search for and select Check, then click "Next".
Under Give Rights, select your withholding and paid leave accounts.
From the Access Rights dropdown, select "File and Pay".
Click "Next", then "Submit".
Massachusetts: Department of Unemployment Assistance
Optional.
Log in to UI Online for Employers.
Go to "Account Maintenance", then "TPA Authorization".
Click "New" and enter TPA ID 111213.
Set Beginning Date to today and leave End Date blank.
Click "Add Roles" and select Account Maintenance, Payments, and Employment and Wage Detail (each "Update and Submit"), and EMAC.
Michigan: Labor and Economic Opportunity (unemployment)
Required before we can file.
On the Employer Homepage, under Associated TPA(s), select "TPA Authorization".
Click "New" and enter TPA ID 50000438.
Enter a TPA services begin date. It must be the start of a calendar quarter. An end date is optional and must be the end of a quarter.
In Unassigned Roles, select Account Maintenance View Only, Tax Payment Update and Submit, Wage Detail Update and Submit, and Edit Rate Notice and Voluntary Contribution.
Click "Save".
Michigan: Treasury Online (withholding)
Required for notices and amendments.
We set this up, but we need your answers to the agency's security questions. Send support:
The house or building number of the business's legal address.
The business phone number, without extension.
The filing frequency.
The ownership type, for example LLC, S corporation, or C corporation.
The fiscal year end month.
Every tax type the business is registered for in Michigan.
The total Michigan income tax withheld on line 18 of your most recent annual return (Form 5081).
The NAICS code.
Minnesota: Department of Revenue (withholding)
Optional.
Important: We have to request access before you can approve it. If you don't see a request, contact support first.
Sign in to your e-Services account.
Select "Manage my profile".
Click "Set up access with another business".
Choose "Approve or Deny pending 3rd Party Access request to your account(s)".
Set Access Allowed to "Yes" and Access Type to "All Account Access" or "File".
Click "Submit".
Minnesota: Employment and Economic Development (unemployment and paid leave)
Required before we can file.
Log in at ui.mn.gov.
Click "Account Maintenance", then "Agent Authorization".
Click "Search" to check for an existing agent. If there is none, click "New".
Enter Agent ID AG021422 and click "Next".
Leave Effective End Date blank.
In Available Roles, select Account Maintenance View Only, Tax Payment Update and Submit, and Wage Detail Update and Submit. Click "Save".
For each role, click "Assign Employer Reporting Units", choose "Assign All Employer Reporting Units", and click "Save".
Confirm that "All reporting units assigned" shows for all three roles.
Missouri: UInteract (unemployment)
Required to resolve a notice.
Log in at uinteract.labor.mo.gov.
Go to "Account Maintenance", then "Third-Party Details".
Add a new TPA and enter agent ID 834490700.
Choose the access: filing wage reports, making payments, and bulk filing.
Review and submit.
Missouri: Department of Revenue (withholding)
Required to resolve a notice.
Log in to MyTax Missouri.
Click "Profile Information", then "Manage Authorized Preparers".
Click "Add New Authorized Preparer". Enter User ID MOCheckTech and Registration Confirmation 9901003777303. Click "Next".
On the User Details page, select the business.
For Start Date, enter today or a date up to three years back. Leave End Date blank.
In "Apply a Template", select "Payroll Access".
Click "OK", "Save", then "Confirm".
Montana: Department of Labor and Industry (unemployment)
Optional.
You don't need to do anything. We request access with the power of attorney you signed during setup.
Nevada: DETR Employer Self Service (unemployment)
Optional.
Log in to Employer Self Service and click "More".
In the "Access Management" tile, click "Grant Third Party Access".
Select "User Information", review, and click "Next".
Enter the email [email protected], and enter it again to confirm.
Enter your Nevada unemployment account number.
Select "Tax" and set Access Level to "File Wage Reports and Make Payments".
Click "Next", then "Submit".
Nevada: Modified Business Tax
Optional.
Important: We have to request access before you can approve it. If you don't see a request, contact support first.
Log in to MyNevadaTax and click "More".
On the "Access Management" tile, click "Respond to Access Request".
Select "Approve".
New Mexico: Taxpayer Access Point (withholding and workers' compensation fee)
Required to resolve a notice.
Log in to your TAP account.
Click "Manage My Profile", then "More Profile Options...".
Click "Manage Third Party Access" in the Access panel, then "Add".
Enter logon [email protected], account "Withholding Tax", and access level "File and Pay".
New Mexico: Department of Workforce Solutions (unemployment)
Required before we can file.
Go to the UI System login.
Select "Account Maintenance", then "TPA Authorization".
Click "New" and enter TPA ID 500002855.
Assign Account Maintenance View Only, Payments Update and Submit, and Employment Wage Detail Update and Submit.
North Carolina: SUITS (unemployment)
Required to resolve a notice.
Log in to your SUITS account.
Click "Account Maintenance", then the "Agent Assignment" tile.
Click "Add Agent", enter Agent ID 18576, and search.
On Assign Roles, select Wage Reports, Payments, Account Maintenance, and Tax Rate Information.
Enter the grant date, leave the end date blank, and save.
North Dakota: Taxpayer Access Point (withholding)
Required to resolve a notice.
Send support your entity type (for example corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or sole proprietor) and the Letter ID from a recent letter on the account.
When we have requested access, approve it in ND TAP.
Ohio: Business Gateway (withholding)
Optional.
We send a request for access by email.
A filing administrator logs in to the Ohio Business Gateway and approves it.
Grant "Service Area" and "Transaction Level Permissions".
Ohio: The Source (unemployment)
Optional.
Log in to The Source.
Go to "Account Maintenance", then "Agent Assignment".
Click "Add Agent" and enter Agent ID 6000013738.
Assign Wage submission and Payment submission.
Set Access Begin Date to the first day of the quarter you began payroll with Freedom. Leave the end date blank.
Click "Save".
Oklahoma: Taxpayer Access Point (withholding)
Required to resolve a notice.
Sign in to OkTAP.
Click "Allow Third Party Access" and create a passphrase.
Send the passphrase to support. We use it to request access.
Sign back in to OkTAP and grant "All Access".
Oregon: Eugene (MUNIRevs)
We set this up.
Send support your 6-digit Portal Account Number and your 6-character Portal Activation Code.
Pennsylvania: Department of Revenue (withholding)
Required for amendments and notices.
Important: We have to request access before you can approve it. If you don't see a request, contact support first.
Log in to myPATH.
Select "Manage My Profile", then the "More…" tab.
In the Access Management panel, select "Manage Third Party Access".
Select the user ID that requested access.
Find the account that needs access and choose the access level.
Pennsylvania: Office of Unemployment Compensation
Required to resolve a notice.
Log in to UCMS.
Click "Employer Profile", then "Manage Representative".
Select "Add New Representative".
Enter Representative ID 9318336670 and today's date, select "Contribution Rate Information", and submit.
Repeat with "Delinquencies and Account Discrepancies".
Repeat with "Filing Quarterly Reports and Adjustments".
Pennsylvania: local tax collectors
Required before we can file.
Log in to your tax bureau's e-reporting site: Cumberland County, Capital Tax Collection Bureau, Centre Tax, or Southwest Regional.
Click the "TPA" tab and select "Add a new Third Party".
From the TPA Selection Menu, select Check Technologies, Inc.
Grant access to file both EIT and LST, and indicate that the third party submits payments.
Register all of your work sites for the jurisdiction. If the account has no work site, the filing fails.
Submit.
You can also assign the TPA while you register with the bureau.
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Tax Center
Required to resolve a notice.
We request access through the Philadelphia Tax Center. The city then mails you a letter. Send support the Letter ID from that letter.
Tennessee: Department of Labor and Workforce Development (unemployment)
Required for amendments, refiles, and notices.
If a previous provider is still linked to the account, remove it first:
Log in to the Employer e-Services portal on Jobs4TN.gov.
Go to "Account Maintenance" or "Access Management".
Select "Manage Third Party Access".
Set the access option to "No", or clear the old provider and its permissions.
If a provider you didn't authorize is still listed, call the agency. After the old provider is removed, contact support and we request access.
Texas: Workforce Commission (unemployment)
Required for amendments and notices now. Required before we can file starting with fourth-quarter 2026 returns.
Log in to your TWC online services account.
Click "User Admin", next to the My Home tab.
Select "Applicant List" under Quick Links. Look for an applicant from Check Technologies.
Under Action, click "Review". If no applicant is listed, we could not request access. Check that your TWC account has an administrator, then contact support.
On Review Applicant, click "Approve".
On User Permissions, select Manage Wage Reports, Make Payment, and View Payment.
Click "Submit".
Vermont: Department of Taxes (withholding)
Optional.
Log in to myVTax.
Click the "I Want To" tab, then "Manage Third Party Access".
Click "Add or Update Access".
Enter user name CheckVT and select "Allow only this login to access my account(s)".
Select "Add Access" next to Withholding and select "All Periods".
Set Access Level to "View, File Returns, and Make Payments".
Click "Submit".
Vermont: Department of Labor (unemployment)
Required before we can file.
Important: We have to request access before you can approve it. If you don't see a request, contact support first.
We request access through the Vermont Department of Labor. The request is sent to your company, and you have to respond before access is granted.
Requests expire 10 days after we send them. If a request expires, contact support and we send a new one.
Washington: Labor & Industries (workers' compensation)
Required for amendments.
You don't do anything in a portal. The agency needs our power of attorney on file, and the experience factor and risk class codes in Freedom have to match the agency's records.
If your L&I account ID or PAC code shows "Applied for, not yet received" in Company Tax Setup, filings stay blocked until you enter the real values.
Your PAC code is a secret code that we can't look up for you. If your UBI number or PAC code doesn't match the agency's records, the filing is blocked for an invalid tax ID. Confirm both with the agency.
If the account is still linked to another provider, we send the power of attorney you signed during setup and ask the agency to link the account to us. This works only when ours is signed more recently than the one on file. If it isn't, we ask you to sign a new one.
To find your details, use the agency verification site: enter your UBI number, click "View Details" next to Workers' Comp, then look under "Workers' Comp" for the account ID and "Workers' Comp Rates" for the experience factor and risk class codes. The PAC code is not shown there.
West Virginia: Tax Division (withholding)
Required before we can file.
Log in to the West Virginia MyTaxes website.
Select "Manage My Profile", then the "More..." tab, then "Grant Third Party Access".
Enter user name CheckWV and email [email protected].
Set the access level to "File and Pay".
Submit.
Wyoming: Department of Workforce Services
Required for refiles.
When the agency asks for your provider's details, give legal name Check Technologies, Inc. and EIN 83-4490700.
If an agency isn't listed or a step doesn't match
Agency portals change. If a screen doesn't match these steps, or a blocked filing names an agency that isn't here, contact support in the app chat or at [email protected] and tell us the agency and what you see.