Registering and setting up your business

Businesses face a regulatory environment where Sales and Use Tax requirements differ from state to state, county to county and even by municipality. The diversity of applications can make the registration process complex and time consuming. Our experienced professionals can help you easily obtain state tax identification numbers. We understand the nuances of each jurisdiction’s application and simplify the registration process for your business. Customers only need to submit the relevant application information to BizFilings at the beginning and our professionals will complete the process in the jurisdiction as directed. Having BizFilings support you through the registration process allows you to focus on your core business while ensuring your business meets its compliance requirements. Select BizFilings to quickly and accurately complete your sales tax registrations. Note: The following states do not offer/allow sales tax accounts to be set up: AK, DE, MT, NH, OR

The required tax registrations and application processes vary greatly from state to state. This additional compliance requirement can further complicate the already complex processes behind incorporating your business or qualifying in another state. Most states require all businesses to set up the appropriate tax withholding and unemployment accounts if they have or will compensate employees. And even in states that do not require withholding tax accounts to be set up, businesses still need to have an unemployment tax account set up. BizFilings’ team of experts can streamline this process to register your business and ensure your tax withholding and unemployment accounts are properly established with the state. With BizFilings, you’ll be registered quickly and efficiently, so you can stay focused on your business’ needs.

Business licenses and permits are mandatory for most businesses. With the Business License Wizard tool, you answer a few questions and we instantly research state and local licensing requirements (including tax registrations) for your business type and location. You provide basic information about your business, and we do the rest: Research all licensing requirements at every level (including general, specialty and regulated businesses) as well as tax registrations (sales tax, use tax, withholding tax, etc.) Provide a dashboard view of all the licenses your business may need at the federal, state, county and local level Links, instructions and applicable documentation for every research, along with contact information for each respective licensing authority This tool covers one state, county and city. To place orders for additional states, counties and/or cities, contact our Incorporation Specialists. NOTE: Certain industries are highly regulated by government agencies, and often incur greater licensing requirements. Examples of highly regulated industries are agriculture, animal related, gambling/gaming, education, daycare, explosives & firearms, etc. In such cases, we recommend using our Business License Research Package.

This interactive tool includes step-by-step guidance for creating a comprehensive pitch and business plan for your own use, to secure investment, or to share with others. LivePlan is easy to use and includes: Professional-looking plans. LivePlan produces great looking plans that get results. The plans are in the preferred format of banks, investors and SBA lenders. Financials made easy. LivePlan’s simplified financials guide you through the process of creating your financial forecasts. Enter your assumptions and the software does the calculations. Great for visual learners. Built-in research data. Use industry benchmarks to hone your forecast and see how you stack up against your competition. 500+ sample business plans. More than 500 sample business plans are included. You can compare your work to other successful plans. You can also edit a sample plan to help you get past writer’s block. Elevator pitch. You can build an impressive, engaging visual pitch in LivePlan which can be used for strategic alignment, or exported as a pitch deck and shared with investors and lenders. Easy export. Simply export your plan to Microsoft Word and your pitch to PowerPoint. You can also export you plan to Adobe PDF, making it easy to share your plan or include it in presentations. Scoreboard dashboard. Manually update your results or sync with your accounting software so that you can easily compare actual results to plan and identify key trends. Collaboration. LivePlan allows you to virtually share access with team members and mentors, making it easier to collaborate on the plan and eliminating the need to send different versions back and forth. Expert guidance. LivePlan includes easy-to-follow instructions and provides examples with every step. This software is packed with features and advice to help you create a winning plan. Live support. You can reach the LivePlan support team directly in the app to help with questions you have while using the software.

Businesses are required to have a Federal Tax ID Number, also called an employer identification number (EIN). With BizFilings' Tax ID Obtainment Service, we will obtain your company's EIN from the IRS once your business formation is approved by the state. The typical turn-around time for this service is 4 - 5 business days after we receive the required signature. BizFilings will accept the required signature to obtain your EIN electronically. On the order form, you will be asked to grant BizFilings permission to file the EIN application. This will allow us to process your EIN application quickly and more efficiently than the alternative of mailing you the application form for signature. To obtain the EIN for your business, first provide your Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN). If you do not have an SSN you must obtain an ITIN from the IRS prior to being able to apply for the EIN for your business. To obtain an ITIN from the IRS, you must complete IRS Form W-7 and mail it to the IRS. If you do not have an SSN you must obtain an ITIN from the IRS prior to applying for the EIN for your business.

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