How do I apply for a Business License?
Please read these instructions carefully.
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Agencies you may need to contact before opening your business:
STATE
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
16715 Von Karman Ave # 200, Irvine, 92606
Telephone (949) 440-3473
Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00-5:00 p.m. www.boe.ca.gov
If your business involves selling a
tangible product, you will need a resale number and
reporting forms for sales tax.
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME (DBA)
12 Civic Center Plaza, Bldg #12, Room 106, Santa
Ana (corner of Civic Center and Broadway); telephone:
(714) 834-2889 Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00-4:30
p.m.
www.oc.ca.gov/recorder
File
the name with County Recorder
FEE: $23.00 It then must be published in a local
newspaper for (4) weeks. These papers will also record
at the same fee plus their (4) week publication fee.Local
Newspapers:
Orange County News: (714) 894-2575
News Enterprise: (714) 527-8210
Garden Grove Journal: (714) 539-6018
Westminster Journal: (714) 895-3484
ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
1241 E. Dyrer Rd., Santa Ana; telephone: (714) 433-6000
Monday through Friday 8:00-5:00 p.m.
Need to contact if your business involves selling a food
item.
FRANCHISE
TAX BOARD
600 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Suite 300, Between Ross & Flower
Telephone: (800) 852-5711 Hours: Monday through Friday
8:00-5:00 p.m.
www.ftb.ca.gov
1.
INDIVIDUAL: At the end of your taxable year,
you will report your business income on Schedule
C of your 540 Income Tax return and file estimates
(540ES) if you anticipate a tax of more than $100.00. CHECK
WITH THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD FOR YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
2.
CORPORATION: You must file a Form 100 to report
your income and file estimates. The minimum tax is
$200.00 per year. CHECK WITH THE FRANCHISE
TAX BOARD FOR YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE
34 Civic Center Plaza, second floor, Santa Ana
Telephone: (800) 829-3676 Hours: Monday through
Friday 8:00-4:30 P. M.If you have employees you
will need to register as an employer and get a
Federal Employer Number. You will need reporting
forms for Social Security and Federal Income Tax
withholding. Contact IRS regarding reporting your
individual or corporation tax.
www.irs.gov
EMPLOYMENT
DEVELOPMENT DEPT - TAXES (EDD)
1000 E. Santa Ana Blvd. #200, Santa Ana; telephone:
(714) 565-2610 Hours: Monday through Friday 8-5 p.
m.If you have employees you will need to register
as an employer and get a State Employer Number.
You will need reporting forms for State Income
Tax withholding, State Disability Insurance and
Unemployment Insurance.
www.edd.ca.gov
WORKERS
COMPENSATION
1750 E. 4th, Santa Ana (STATE FUND) or private
insurance carrier
Telephone: (714) 565-5000 Hours: Monday through Friday
8:00-5:00 P.M.
To protect employer against employee being injured
on the job.
www.scif.com
CITY
OF CYPRESS BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION
There are a number of ways to get a City of Cypress
Business License:
1. Contact Denise Yarbrough, Senior Licensing Specialist,
at 714 229-6712 and one can be mailed to you.
2. Visit
City Hall at 5275 Orange Avenue, Cypress, CA 90630, and
pick one up.
3.
The business
license application can also be completed on line,
printed and signed.
If the business is located in the City of Cypress the application and all other necessary documents are required to be delived in person to:
Denise Yarbrough,
Senior Licensing Specialist, 5275 Orange Avenue,
Cypress, CA 90630
Mandatory fields on this form
as they apply to your business:
Social Security Number and/or Federal number, Contractors
Class, Contractors License, any state license, and
resale number. If DBA, a copy of your filing must
be submitted with the City of Cypress Business License
Application.