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State
(California) Requirements
Disclaimer:
Great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy and
completeness of the information provided here. Nonetheless,
the new business owner is cautioned to contact the
City of Foster City and the San Mateo County governments
to confirm the requirements and to determine if other
requirements are necessary for their business. The
Foster City Chamber of Commerce assumes no liability
for the correctness of the information presented here.
1.
Filing Organizational Documents
- with CA Secretary of State
(for Corporations, LLPs, LLCs, nonprofits,
associations)
Contact :
CA Secretary of State
San Francisco Regional Office
Two Rincon Center
121 Spear Street, Suite 420
San Francisco, CA 94105-1584
Tel: (415) 904-2344
see
webpage
2. Obtain a
State Seller’s Permit / Resale Permit
- required by anyone who intends to sell or lease
goods
Contact:
State Board of Equalization
121 Spear Street, Suite 460,
San Francisco, CA 94105-1584
Tel: (415) 356-6600
see
webpage
3. Check if
your business requires a State License
More Information:
California Commerce &
Economic Development Program
Small Business Help-Line: 1-800-303-6600
see
webpage
also
see webpage
- contact the bureau in charge of
licensing your type of business
4. State Income
Taxes
More Information:
Franchise Tax Board
San Francisco
121 Spear St, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94105-1584
see
webpage
5.
For Employers
a.
Employer Registration /
State Employer Identification
Number
- if you run a business or employ household workers
you are required to register and
receive a State
Employer Identification Number as
well as
information on state labor and wage
laws
Contact:
Employment Development
Dept. (EDD)
San Carlos
550 Quarry Road
San Carlos, CA 94070
Tel: (650) 802-5000
Fax: (650) 413-1811
see
webpage
b.
New Employee Registry
-
all new employees need to be reported to the New
Employee Registry within 20
days of their start-to-
work date, which is the first day
services were
performed
for wages.
Contact:
New Employee Registry
Employment Development
Dept. (EDD)
745 Franklin Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (916) 657-0529
see
webpage
c.
Withholding, Insurance, Taxes
- as an employer, you must comply with the
requirements for Unemployment
Insurance, Disability Insurance, Employment
Training Tax,
and State Personal Income Tax
Contact:
Employment Development
Dept. (EDD)
San Carlos
550 Quarry Road
San Carlos, CA 94070
Tel: (650) 802-5000
Fax: (650) 413-1811
see
webpage
also
see webpage
d. Workers’
Compensation Insurance
- secure a policy to cover your employees for
work-related injuries
More Information:
California Department
of Industrial Relations
455 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415) 703-5070
see
webpage
Division
of Workers’ Compensation (DWC)
Information and Assistance Unit
455 Golden Gate Ave., 2nd Floor
San Francisco, 94102
Tel: (415) 703-5020
see
webpage
also
see webpage
Contact:
- any insurance company that
issues Workers’ Compensation
Insurance or
State
Compensation Insurance Fund
San Francisco District
Office
303 Second Street, Ste. 600
South San Francisco, CA 94107
see
webpage
e.
Wages, hours and working conditions
- businesses with employees must comply with laws
establishing minimum standards
for wages, hours
and working conditions.
Contact:
Division of Labor Standards
Enforcement
455 Golden Gate Ave., 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415) 703-5300
see
webpage
f.
Proof of Residency Requirement
- employees hired after November 6, 1986 must
provide proof of eligibility to work
in the United
States.
Contact:
U.S. Department of Homeland
Security
U.S. Citizenship &
Immigration Services
see
webpage
6.
Commercial Vehicles
-
vehicles to be used for business must be registered
Contact:
Department of Motor Vehicles
425 North Amphlett Boulevard
San Mateo, CA 94401
Tel: 1-800-777-0133
see
webpage
also
see webpage
7.
Regulatory Compliance and Agricultural Standards
- all businesses that buy/sell by weight, measure,
count, time, and/or distance are
required to have their weighing/measuring devices
registered and sealed.
Contact:
Department of Consumer Assurance
Regulatory Compliance and
Agricultural Standards
see
webpage
8.
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
-
all parties concerned, applicants for new licenses
or transferors
(present licensees), and transferees
(applicants) should be
present.
-
detailed personal information is required, including
fingerprints,
from all individual applicants, managers,
and managing officers
of applicant corporations.
Contact:
Department
of Alcoholic Beverage Control
185 Berry St., Suite 5600
San Francisco, CA 94107
Tel: (415) 557-3660
E-mail: SFO.Direct@abc.ca.gov
see
webpage
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