Taxes

• File and pay sales and use taxes - Board of Equalization
• File payroll tax reports, make tax payments, register for your employer account number, change your address, and inactivate your employer account - Employment Development Department
• Filing requirements and assistance - Franchise Tax Board
• Order tax forms and publications - Board of Equalization
• Register for tax seminars - Board of Equalization
• Timeliness calculator - Employment Development Department
• Reserve space in training, seminars, events - Employment Development Department
• Subscribe to payroll tax news - Employment Development Department

Permits & Licenses

• Apply for a professional license - Department of Consumer Affairs
• Apply for business name - Department of Insurance
• Apply for film permit - Department of Transportation
• Apply for insurance license - Department of Insurance
• Check a professional license - Department of Consumer Affairs
• Check a real estate appraisers license - Office of Real Estate Appraisers
• Check license status (contractors) - Contractors State License Board
• Check license status (insurance) - Department of Insurance
• File for corporation - Secretary of State
• Livestock: Interstate Entry Health Permit System - Department of Food and Agriculture
• Renew nursery license - Department of Food and Agriculture
• Register for a permit or license - Board of Equalization
• Renew weighmaster license - Department of Food and Agriculture
• Search for business permits and licensing requirements by county - CalGold
• Search licensing and registration databases - Department of Industrial Relations

Doing Business With the State

• Become a CalPERS Business Partner - CalPERS
• Become a lottery retailer - Lottery
• Get certified - Department of General Services
• Get status of certification - Department of General Services
• View contract opportunities - Department of General Services

Employment

• Apply for training funds - Employment Training Panel
• Make CalOSHA payments - Department of Industrial Relations
• Make child support payments for employees, make changes, view account - Department of Child Support Services
• Order workplace postings - Department of Industrial Relations
• Post job openings, find workers, schedule interviews - Employment Development Department
• Search apprenticeship, prevailing wage, and licensing databases - Department of Industrial Relations

Other

• Add entry to directory of vehicle and repair shops - Department of Toxic Substances Control
• Business entity endorsement (submit application, expedite processing) - Department of Insurance
• Change your address (agents, brokers) - Department of Insurance
• Cinema scout (for film professionals), find your location, view images - California Film Commission
• Livestock (Cattle & Horse) Brand Renewal - Department of Food and Agriculture
• Livestock: Request a National Premises Identification Number - Department of Food and Agriculture
• Make pressure vessel invoice payments - Department of Industrial Relations
• Search for businesses - Secretary of State
• Search for exporters - Department of Food and Agriculture