1. File the certificate of Organization or the article of organization with your state
  2. You would get approved within days. Check their site within 24 hrs.
  3. Register with IRS to request EIN “Employer Identification Number”
  4. You would get a letter from IRS that would include forms to file and their filling frequency
    • Form 940 to file Federal Unemployment Tax by 1-31
    • Form 1065 by 4-15
    • Form 944 by 1-31 or 941 every quarter to file Federal Withholding Income Tax
  5. Register with your state department of revenue for business permits online and request the following that applies to your new business
    • Consumer’s use tax
    • Withholding tax
    • Corporation/partnership income tax
    • Sales tax
  6. You would receive a letter from the state with all the permits you requested:
    • Your  business e-file and pay number “BEN”
    • Your state withholding permit number
    • Your filling frequency: even if your withholding is 0 you have to respect your filling frequency.
    • Your state Sales Tax Permit and its filling frequency
  7. Home Occupation Permit from your City Planning and Housing Department
    • Go to your city website
    • Type permit or home occupation permit
    • Print the form
    • Fill it out
    • Drop it at the city hall with the fee
    • They would send you their approval in the mail.

If you are going to operate your business from home is it required you do that.

8. Open a business bank account at your local credit union