Grant Third-Party Administrator (TPA) Access in Michigan

To comply with Michigan state regulations, 7shifts Payroll customers must grant Check Technologies TPA access to Michigan State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) so that Check Technologies can manage payroll-related communications and filings on your behalf.

Things to know

• A Third-Party Administrator (TPA) is an external organization that manages payroll and employee benefits for a company.
• 7shifts Payroll uses Check Technologies as a payroll processing partner to handle tax agency communications.
• TPA authorization ensures Check Technologies has the legal permission to update and submit wage details and tax payments for your business.
• Confirm that Check Technologies has TPA access for the current year and upcoming filing periods. Access can have a prescribed end date or extend indefinitely. Update or renew the access as needed.

Steps to Authorize Check as Your TPA in Michigan:

Michigan — Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity (MI SUI)

Required for: Filing

1. Log in to the Michigan Employer Homepage and locate the Associated TPA(s) header.
2. Select TPA Authorization.
3. Select New on the Third Party Administrator (TPA) Authorization screen.
4. Enter 50000438 in the TPA ID field on the Assign Third Party Administrator (TPA) screen.

5. On the Third Party Administrator (TPA) Information screen, enter the TPA services begin date and TPA services end date (if desired).

   Note: The TPA services begin date must be at the start of a calendar quarter and the TPA services end date, if entered, must be at the end of a calendar quarter.
6. In the Unassigned Roles section, select the checkbox for any roles you wish to assign to the TPA. This will determine the access the TPA has to information on the employer account.
   1. Account Maintenance View Only
   2. Tax Payment Update and Submit
   3. Wage Detail Update and Submit
   4. Edit Rate Notice and Voluntary Contribution
7. Select Save to move the selected roles to the Assigned Roles section.

Michigan - Treasury Online (MI SIT)

1. Enter only the house or building number portion of the legal address for the business.
2. What is the phone number for the business? (Excluding extension)
3. What is the filing frequency for the business?
4. What is the ownership type of the business? (LLC, Foreign C Corp, Domestic C Corp, S Corp, etc)
5. What is the fiscal year end month for the business?
6. What are the registered taxes for the business? (list all types the business is registered for in the state of Michigan)
7. The total Michigan income tax withheld per W-2 & 1099 forms reported on line 18 of the business’ recently filed SUW Annual Return (Form 5081).
8. What is the NAICS code for the business?

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