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Orange County Small Business Development Center
 

 

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LICENSES AND PERMITS

Fictitious Business Name Statement
(Establishes the right to exclusive use of selected name for the business in the county it is processed)
Orange County:714-834-2889www.oc.ca.gov//recorder
   
Business License:
(Required for each city where you do business)
Anaheim714-765-5194www.anaheim.net
Brea714-990-7686www.ci.brea.ca.us
Buena Park 714-562-3736www.buenapark.com
Costa Mesa714-754-5234www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us
Cypress714-229-6712www.ci.cypress.ca.us
Dana Point714-647-1868 www.danapoint.org
Fountain Valley714-593-4421www.fountainvalley.org
Fullerton714-738-6530www.ci.fullerton.ca.us
Garden Grove714-741-5074www.ci.garden-grove.ca.us
Huntington Beach714-536-5267www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us
Irvine949-724-6303www.ci.irvine.ca.us
Laguna Beach949-497-0733www.lagunabeachcity.net
Laguna Hills949-707-2608 www.ci.laguna-hills.ca.us
Laguna Niguel949-362-4300 www.laguna-niguel.ca.us
Lake Forest949-461-3477 www.city-lakeforest.com
La Habra562-905-9629www.ci.la-habra.ca.us
La Mirada562-943-0131
x 2331
www.cityoflamirada.org
La Palma714-523-7700
x 3322
www.cityoflapalma.org
Los Alamitos562-431-3538
x 211
www.ci.los-alamitos.ca.us
Mission Viejo949-470-3055 www.cityofmissionviejo.org
Newport Beach949-644-3141www.city.newport-beach.ca.us
Orange714-744-2270www.cityoforange.org
Placentia714-993-8230www.placentia.org
San Juan Capistrano949-443-6304www.sanjuancapistrano.org
Santa Ana714-647-5447www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us
Seal Beach562-431-2526 x 309www.ci.seal-beach.ca.us
Stanton714-379-9222www.ci.stanton.ca.us
Tustin714-573-3144www.tustinca.org
Villa Park714-998-1500www.villapark.org
Westminster714-898-3311 www.ci.westminster.ca.us
Yorba Linda714-961-7145www.ci.yorba-linda.ca.us

Sales Tax-Resale Permit
(Required of all businesses who sell tangible property, one permit per physical location.)
State Board of Equalization                       www.boe.ca.gov
Information Line800-400-7115
Laguna Hills949-461-5711
Santa Ana 714-558-4059

California Income Tax: (Required for all businesses.)
Franchise Tax Board
28 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
 
www.ftb.ca.gov
  800-852-5711

Federal Income, Excise, Employment Taxes:
(Required for all businesses)
Federal Building
34 Civic Center Plaza,
Room 202
Santa Ana, CA 92701
  www.irs.gov
 800-829-1040
     
Employer Identification Number:  
(Serves Orange County)  ID can be obtained on the IRS web site by searching for SS-4 form and completing online www.irs.gov
866-816-2065

IRS Forms Distribution Center:
  www.irs.gov
(To order forms & publications.) Federal:800-829-1040
  State:800-338-0505
Obtain Form SS-4 and Business Tax Kit, Your Federal Income Tax, Pub. 17, Tax Guide for Small Businesses, Pub.334.

Worker's Compensation: (Required for all businesses with employees. Contact any insurance agent or state fund / you may want to check the Yellow Pages of your directory to secure numbers for agents to get rates.)
Worker's Compensation Insurance General Information Number415-975-2051
Permits and Regulations   www.calgold.ca.gov
800-468-1786
    
Additional Industry Specific Agencies That May Be Necessary To Contact
Environmental Health Department Orange County
For regulations and permits for all food handling and processing businesses

www.ocfoodinfo.com
714-433-6000
Fire Codes & Inspection (Check with city and county clerks.)
Weights and Measures  www.ocagcomm.com
714-447-7100
 
Food Product Labeling
(Covers Orange County.)
909-937-3446
Contractors State License Board  www.cslb.ca.gov
800-321-2752
 
South Coast AQMD
For permits for handling of solvents, chemicals, and hazardous materials
Santa Ana www.aqmd.gov
714-834-3379
OSHA
For safe work environments and practices
  www.osha.gov
800 -963-9424
Better Business Bureau  www.bbb.com
714-985-8922
   
Other  
Secretary of State Office
Los Angeles Regional Office
www.ss.ca.gov
213-897-3062
Limited Partnerships916-653-3365
Limited Liability Company & Partners 916-653-3795
Corporations916-445-7205
Grantsmanship Resource Center (At the Riverside Library)909-826-5201
Trademarks (State of CA trademarks only) 916-653-3984
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office www.uspto.gov
800-786-9199
Copyrights (Library of Congress) www.loc.gov
202-707-3000
Alcohol Beverage Control
(Special License-Beer, Wine & Food)
www.abc.ca.gov
714-558-4101
Employment Development Department (EDD) www.edd.ca.gov
888-745-3886
Code Enforcement 949-587-5867


Please Note: These numbers are subject to change.


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