talx a division of equifax

What talx a division of equifax does

Talx Corporation, doing business as Equifax Workforce Solutions, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The division provides cloud-based HR compliance, employment and income verification, payroll, tax, and unemployment management services to enterprise employers, with verifiers (lenders, landlords, government agencies) and employees as secondary user segments. Operations are organized as a multi-product SaaS platform anchored by PeopleHQ, a unified HR compliance portal, and The Work Number, Equifax's proprietary employment and income verification database.

The product ecosystem spans I-9 compliance management (I-9 HQ, I-9 Anywhere, I-9 Conversion, I-9 Inspect), ACA reporting and state compliance (ACA HQ, ACA State Reporting, ACA Inspect), unemployment cost management including fraud detection and wage audit, employment tax services, tax credit capture (Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Disaster Relief Tax Credit), pre-hire verification (Talent Report suite, Smart Screen), employee benefits (identity theft protection, immigration case management, Public Service Loan Forgiveness), and HR forms management (Forms HQ, Tax Form Management, Paperless Pay). The Work Number database provides the underlying data infrastructure that enables automated, instant verifications, drawing on employment records across thousands of employers and serving as the division's primary defensible asset.

Revenue is generated through subscription-based SaaS contracts sold via direct enterprise field sales and a Partner Network program of resellers and integrators. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The division operates under the Equifax brand, providing credibility and access to cross-sell opportunities with the parent's broader data and analytics assets. Customers access services through dedicated employer web portals (Compliance Center/HireXpress, I-9 Management, Tax Credit and Incentives, Unemployment Web Manager, Paperless Pay, Tax Form Management), and the company invests in content marketing, webinars, and partner channels targeting HR professionals.

Name

talx a division of equifax

Legal name

Talx Corporation

Website

https://talx.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Talx Corporation, doing business as Equifax Workforce Solutions, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) that provides cloud-based HR compliance, employment and income verification, tax, unemployment, and payroll services to enterprise employers and verifiers via an integrated SaaS platform anchored by PeopleHQ and The Work Number.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Compliance Software

NAICS

Payroll Services (541214), Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (54121), Document Preparation Services (561410)

SIC

Services-Help Supply Services (7363), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Capital Management (HCM) & Payroll Platforms (HDAEAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Income & Employment Verification (VOI/VOE, payroll-linked data) (FSAGACAE), Workforce Compliance & Employment Law Risk Management (Local Labor Law, Tax, Statutory) (BPACAHAH)

Keywords

• Employment verification services
• HR compliance software
• Form I-9 management
• ACA reporting solutions
• Unemployment cost management

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. HR Compliance SaaS Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to compliance platforms including I-9 HQ, ACA HQ, PeopleHQ, Forms HQ, and The Work Number verification services. B2B enterprise model with employer portal access.
2. Employment Verification Services: Automated employment and income verification services through The Work Number platform, enabling verifiers to obtain instant verification data
3. Tax Credit Processing Services: Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) management and unemployment tax services to help employers identify and capture available tax credits
4. Background Screening Services: Pre-hire verification services including criminal background checks, education verifications, and high school diploma verification through Talent Report products
5. Unemployment Cost Management: Claims management, wage audits, and reemployment services to help control employer unemployment costs

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Talx, doing business as Equifax Workforce Solutions, provides employers and HR departments with cloud-based subscription products for employment and income verification (The Work Number), Form I-9 compliance (I-9 HQ suite), ACA reporting (ACA HQ), unemployment cost management, tax credit capture, pre-hire background screening (Talent Report, Smart Screen), paperless payroll (Paperless Pay), and digital employee forms (Forms HQ). These offerings are accessed through dedicated web portals or the unified PeopleHQ platform and are sold on enterprise subscription contracts to HR and workforce management buyers.

Product overview

TalX, a division of Equifax, operates as a comprehensive HR management platform offering a unified suite of employer services through the PeopleHQ™ portal and multiple specialized product lines. The core offering includes The Work Number® for employment and income verifications, I-9 management solutions (I-9 HQ™, I-9 Anywhere®, I-9 Conversion, I-9 Inspect®), ACA compliance tools (ACA HQ™, ACA State Reporting, ACA Inspect™), unemployment cost management (Unemployment Cost Management, Unemployment Claims Fraud Watch, Unemployment Wage Audit Solution), employment tax services, tax credit solutions (Work Opportunity Tax Credit Management, Disaster Relief Tax Credit Management), talent verification services (Talent Report™ suite, Smart Screen™), employee benefits (Identity Theft Protection, Immigration Case Management, Public Service Loan Forgiveness), and HR forms management (Forms HQ, Offboarding Forms, State Forms, Tax Form Management, Tax Withholding Forms). Additional offerings include Paperless Pay, Compliance Center, Reemployment Services, and the Unemployment Web Manager portal. The platform is marketed as combining employer services with industry-leading security for a people-first approach to HR compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Work Number: Employment and income verification platform for employees and employers
• PeopleHQ
• ACA HQ
• I-9 HQ
• I-9 Anywhere
• I-9 Inspect
• Forms HQ
• Talent Report
• Smart Screen
• Paperless Pay
• HireXpress

Products and services

• PeopleHQ Unified HR compliance portal that brings together the human resources lifecycle by integrating Equifax Workforce Solutions employer services into a single cloud-based platform with enhanced security, targeted at HR and workforce operations teams.
• The Work Number Employment and income verification service that automates verifications for employers and their employees, enabling on-demand verification of employment and income data by lenders, landlords, and other authorized verifiers.
• I-9 HQ Automated, audited I-9 compliance solution that transforms the Form I-9 process for employers by digitizing completion, storage, and ongoing audit readiness.
• I-9 Anywhere Self-guided digital I-9 management solution that helps employers get I-9s completed correctly and on time.
• I-9 Conversion Conversion service that transforms legacy paper I-9s into electronic I-9 records to support digital compliance programs.
• I-9 Inspect Automated I-9 audit and remediation solution that reviews existing I-9 records to identify errors and provide confidence in compliance posture.
• ACA HQ Full-service Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance solution for employers, including Forms 1095 and 1094 production, filing, and ongoing reporting.
• ACA State Reporting Solution for managing the complexities of state-level ACA reporting mandates in addition to federal filings.
• ACA Inspect Audit and accuracy-check tool for ACA reporting data, used to identify and correct inaccuracies before and after filing.
• Unemployment Cost Management Solution that optimizes unemployment claims management processes and helps employers manage and reduce unemployment cost risk.
• Unemployment Claims Fraud Watch Monitoring and defense service that detects and helps prevent fraudulent unemployment claims on behalf of employers and their employees.
• Unemployment Wage Audit Solution Wage audit solution that reviews unemployment wage data to ensure accuracy and reduce improper benefit charges.
• Employment Tax Services Service that manages unemployment benefit charges, analyzes mergers and acquisitions impacts on SUTA rates, and helps employers maintain SUTA compliance.
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit Management Solution that integrates Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) capture into the onboarding process so employers can identify and claim eligible tax credits.
• Disaster Relief Tax Credit Management Solution that manages disaster relief tax credit programs, enabling employers to capture credits tied to eligible affected employees.
• Reemployment Services Proactive outplacement and reemployment services that help separated employees transition back to work, reducing employer unemployment claims exposure.
• Talent Report Employment Pre-hire employment verification service that verifies candidate employment history to support hiring decisions.
• Talent Report Employment Flex Flexible variant of Talent Report Employment that lets employers configure the depth and timing of candidate employment history verification.
• Smart Screen - Talent Check Criminal background screening solution used as a first step in the pre-hire screening process.
• Talent Report Education Education verification service that instantly verifies available degree and postsecondary credential information for candidates.
• Talent Report High School High school diploma verification service that automates the verification process for entry-level candidates.
• Talent Report Work Inform Reporting solution that helps employers minimize workforce risk by providing ongoing visibility into candidate and employee data.
• Talent Report Healthcare Reporting solution tailored for healthcare employers to help minimize workforce risk through targeted candidate insights.
• Identity Theft Protection Employee benefit offering that helps employees and their families detect, prevent, and resolve identity fraud.
• Immigration Case Management End-to-end immigration case management solution covering sponsorship, documentation, and case tracking for employer-sponsored immigration.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Solution that helps employees complete and maintain the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employment certification process using The Work Number data.
• Forms HQ Digital employee forms management solution that reduces paper clutter and disjointed systems across the employee lifecycle.
• Offboarding Forms Rules-based offboarding forms solution that delivers required separation documents in a single digital packet.
• State Forms Solution that manages required state-specific new hire onboarding forms and annual notices across jurisdictions.
• Tax Form Management Solution that manages year-end tax forms for employees, including W-2, 1095-C, and Canadian T4 and R1 forms.
• Tax Withholding Forms (IW4 Management) Solution that manages employee tax withholding forms (federal and state W-4 equivalents) electronically.
• Paperless Pay Paperless payroll management solution that transitions pay statements and related documents to a digital, employee-accessible format.
• Compliance Center New hire forms and onboarding compliance center that connects onboarding workflows and document collection for employers.
• Unemployment Web Manager Web-based employer portal for managing unemployment claims, protests, and responses to reduce the total cost of unemployment claims administration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dramatically increases consistency throughout all field offices

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Workday is a leading cloud HCM and financials platform used by mid-market and enterprise customers. Its Workday HCM, Peakon, and talent modules increasingly absorb compliance functionality that historically would have been sourced from TALX-style point solutions.
• ADP: ADP is the largest US payroll and HR services provider with RUN, Workforce Now, and Vantage HCM suites. It overlaps with TALX in payroll-related compliance (tax forms, W-2 management) and employment verification, though ADP's core strength is full-stack payroll rather than verification specialization.

Direct peers

• Paychex: Paychex provides payroll, HR, and insurance services to SMB and mid-market employers. It competes directly with TALX on tax form management, payroll, and HR compliance offerings, particularly Paperless Pay and Tax Form Management.
• UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group): UKG provides HCM, payroll, workforce management, and HR service delivery to mid-market and enterprise customers. Its Pro, Ready, and Dimensions suites overlap directly with TALX on payroll, tax compliance, and HR service desk capabilities.
• Sterling: Sterling provides background screening, identity, and credentialing services to enterprise and consumer-facing customers. It competes directly with TALX's Smart Screen and Talent Report product lines for pre-hire verification.
• Truework: Truework is an API-driven employment and income verification platform competing directly with The Work Number. It uses consumer-permissioned payroll connections to deliver verifications to lenders, proptech, and government agencies.
• Checkr: Checkr is a leading modern background screening platform serving gig economy and enterprise employers. It competes directly with TALX's Smart Screen - Talent Check and broader pre-hire verification offerings in the Talent Report suite.

Emerging players

• Gusto: Gusto is a cloud-based payroll, benefits, and HR platform focused on small businesses. It overlaps with TALX's payroll and tax form management offerings for the SMB segment where Equifax Workforce Solutions has limited direct presence.
• Plaid: Plaid is a consumer-permissioned financial data network powering income, employment, and asset verification. While broader in financial data, it increasingly overlaps with The Work Number in the income verification market through partnerships and direct API offerings.
• Argyle: Argyle provides consumer-permissioned income and employment data via API to lenders, background screeners, and gig economy platforms. It competes with The Work Number in the income/employment verification market with an open-banking-style model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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