Resource
Center
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On
this page we have gathered links to websites of governmental
agencies and non-governmental business services. Each link provides
a short description of the information you'll find at the selected
site.
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Quick
links on this page:
Internal
Revenue Service
Everyone’s favorite federal entity
is available online, with an information-packed website including
FAQ lists and downloadable forms.
Some useful links within this site
include:
Hundreds of downloadable and online-fillable forms. Here are some links to forms specific to starting
and operating a corporation:
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The
SS-4 form (and instructions),
to obtain a federal employee identification number
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Form
2848, Power of Attorney,
if you want to authorize another party (e.g., your accountant)
to obtain a federal EIN on your behalf
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Form
2553, to make the
Subchapter S election (instructions for 2553 are here.
U.S. Small Business
Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration, established
in 1953, provides financial, technical and management assistance
to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses. Features a staggering number of links to resources for small businesses.
Some
useful links within this site include:
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Hotlist
of 80+ links relating to General small business
matters
U.S. Business Advisor
The U.S. Business Advisor (sponsored
by the Small Business Administration) exists to provide businesses
with one-stop access to federal government information, services,
and transactions. This
is a general gateway to government business resources.
U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office
The official
U.S. registry of patents and trademarks.
Contains a useful list of FAQs
on Trademarks and Service Marks used to register your
product name or business name and any logo on a national basis.
FirstGov
As the U.S. Government’s own official
portal, this is a great starting point if you are hunting for
any kind of federal information.
GovSpot
An excellent site for locating
websites and information for federal, state and local government
agencies, including social service programs, justice and military
information, business information and statistics, government contracting
and grants, and much more.
California
State Agency Links
Some
useful links within this site include:
California Employment
Development Department
The EDD is the department that
collects state employment taxes.
It can assist you in obtaining a state employer identification
number. In addition, the EDD provides current information on labor
force trends, with reference to economic, labor force and occupational
data based upon ongoing employer surveys.
A useful link within this site includes an online-fillable DE-1
form to obtain a California employer identification number (this
link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view)
California Franchise
Tax Board
The department that collects state
personal and business taxes offers this online resource to help
you answer all of your tax questions.
Many state tax forms are also available for downloading.
A useful link within this site
includes an online-fillable Corporation Estimated
Tax form (100-ES), with instructions (this link requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader to view)
Legislative Counsel of California
An online compendium of California
state law and California legislative publications. Includes search engines for both the California
Codes and legislative publications, and links to home pages of California
legislators.
Some
useful links within this site include:
Organizations
and Commercial Links
California
Small Business Association
Self-described
as a “Grass roots, volunteer driven, non-profit organization” with
a “mission to provide small business with a meaningful voice in state
and federal government.”
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