Business Basics Resource Guide

By Milt Wright and Anita Lee Wright
Milt Wright & Associates

Resources Needed to Start Your Own Business

• Zoning Laws:
  Los Angeles City Dept. of Building & Safety
  210 North Figueroa St. 4th Floor
  Los Angeles, CA 90012
  888-524-2845
  www.lacity.org
  
  
• Corporate, Company or Partnership Filings:
  Secretary of State's Office:
  If you are considering becoming a corporation, (either stock or nonprofit), a limited liability company or a partnership (limited, limited liability, or general), you must file with the Secretary of State's Office.
  www.calgold.ca.gov/goto.asp?ID=1180
  
  
• Business Program Division:
  If you are conducting busines as one of the following, you must file a bond with the Secretary of State's Office: immigration consultant, credit services organization, dance studio, discount buying organization, employment agency, employment counceling service, invention developer, job listing services, nurses registry, or auctioneer or auction company.
  
  
• State Income Tax Information:
  Businesses should obtain the appropriate State income tax forms from the Franchise Tax Board
  
  Franchise Tax Board
  333 North Glenoaks Blvd., Room 200
  Burbank, CA 91502-1170
  800-852-5711
  www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/index.html
  
  
• Employer Identification Number
  EIN or SSN:
  Employers with employees, business partnerships, and corporations must obtain an Employer Identification Number from the I.R.S.. Businesses can obtain appropriate Federal income tax forms from this location.
  
  US Department of Treasury
  Internal Revenue Service
  300 North Los Angeles St.
  Los Angeles, CA 90012
  800-829-1040
  Application for Employer ID number online
  www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=102767,00.html
  
  
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