Tennessee Payroll Agencies: Official Links for Employers
Last reviewed: July 2026
Every employer in Tennessee ends up dealing with the same short list of government offices: one for tax registration, one for unemployment insurance, one for reporting new hires, and one for wage rules. This page keeps the official links in one place so you never have to dig for them through search results and lookalike sites. Bookmark it; we keep it current.
| What you need | Official Tennessee resource |
|---|---|
| Tax / revenue department (withholding & registration) | Tennessee Department of Revenue |
| Unemployment insurance (SUI) registration & reporting | Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development – Unemployment Insurance Tax |
| New-hire reporting | Tennessee New Hire Reporting Program |
| Labor department (wage & hour rules) | Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development |
A note on lookalike sites: many well-ranked pages imitate state portals and charge fees for registrations the state handles free. The links above go to government sites only. If a site asks for payment just to give you an account number, close the tab.
Tennessee Payroll Quick Facts (2026)
| Minimum wage | $7.25 (federal) |
|---|---|
| State income tax withholding | None (no state income tax) |
| SUI new-employer rate | 2.7% |
| SUI taxable wage base | $7,000 |
| Payday frequency rule | Wages due at least monthly; monthly payers must pay by the 5th of the following month, semimonthly payers by the 20th and the 5th of the next month. |
| New-hire reporting deadline | 20 days |
Verified 2026-07 against official Tennessee sources.