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DOING BUSINESS IN LOUISIANA
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DOING BUSINESS IN LOUISIANA
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| The following information is provided to make it easier for your company to do business in Louisiana. The information provided, such as telephone numbers and Internet addresses, is subject to change. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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FEDERAL |
| Employer Identification Number (EIN) Also registers your company for Employee’s Income and Social Security/Medicare Withholding and Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) | IRS Form
SS-4. Four ways to apply for an EIN: Online: www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html |
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| Registering corporations, LLCs, Partnerships with the State | Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division. Phone: (225)925-4704 www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/66/Default.aspx |
| Sales Tax Account Registrations and Employee Withholding Taxes |
To register online for a Louisiana Sales Tax Account Number go to www.revenue.louisiana.gov/sections/business/intro.aspx. Once you have registered with the state, if you would like to pay sales taxes online, the Louisiana Department of Revenue can withdraw any payments owed directly from you business’s checking account. To register for this service, go to https://webtax.rev.state.la.us. You also may pay your state taxes through https://secure.salestaxonline.com//Default.aspx |
| Worker’s Compensation Employer Account Number | Louisiana Department of
Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration, 225-342-7555, www.laworks.net/WorkersComp/OWC_EmployerMenu.asp |
| Unemployment Compensation Employer Account Number | Louisiana Department of Labor, Employer Status Unit, 225-342-2944, www.laworks.net/Downloads/UI/WTS/UnemploymentAccountAppES1web.pdf |
| Business Licenses | A variety of businesses, ranging from architects to wholesale drug distributors, are required to obtain a state license from the appropriate state governing board or commission. To determine if your business needs a special license, call the Ark-La-Tex Regional Export & Technology Center, Inc., (318) 671-1050, or go to www.laworks.net/Downloads/LMI/LicensingGuide.pdf to download a copy of the state’s Licensing Guide. |
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| Occupational License | If required, obtain from city/town ( www.lma.org/munisearch.htm ) or Parish (www.lpgov.org/directory/ ) in which your business is located. |
| Certificate of Occupancy | If required, obtain from city/town ( www.lma.org/munisearch.htm ) or Parish (www.lpgov.org/directory/ ) in which your business is located. |
| Local Sales/Use Tax Account No. |
Go to www.laota.com/pta.htm , then click on your parish for contact information. Some parishes allow you file for your sales tax number online at www.laota.com/registration/tax_application.htm If your business is located in Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto, Natchitoches, or Webster Parish, you also may pay your state taxes through https://secure.salestaxonline.com//Default.aspx |
| Fictitious/Assumed Name | Applies to Sole Proprietors and Partnerships. If you do not use your legal name in your business’s name, you must register your fictitious/assumed name with the your Clerk of Court, www.sos.louisiana.gov/Portals/0/commercial/pdf/coc-list-ucc.pdf |
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