Federal Laws Almost Every Business Encounters
Employer Identification Number (EIN or SSN)
Employers with employees, business partnerships, and corporations, must obtain an Employer Identification Number from the I.R.S. Businesses can obtain appropriate Federal income tax forms from this location.
agency note:
U.S. Department of Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
801 W. Civic Center Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone: 714-347-9204
Alternate location for South Orange County:
U.S. Department of Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
24000 Avila Rd., Room 3202, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Additional Office locations: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Contact-My-Local-Office-in-California
Proof of Residency Requirement
Employees hired after November 6, 1986 must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
Santa Ana Field Office
34 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone: 800-375-5283
Copyright Registration
An individual may want to obtain a copyright to protect his/her interests.
U.S. Copyright Office
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington, VA, 20559
Phone: 202-707-9100
Registration of Trademarks
An individual may want to register a trademark if it will be used or have an intention to use it in interstate commerce.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA, 22314
Phone: 800-786-9199
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- Advertising Agency
- Advertising Material Distribution Services
- Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacture
- Amusement and Recreation Services
- Aquaculture
- Art Dealer
- Attorney or Legal Services
- Automobile Dealer
- Automotive Body Repair
- Automotive Glass Replacement
- Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication
- Automotive Parts and Accessories
- Automotive Service and Repair
- Beauty Salon
- Beef Cattle Feedlot
- Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming
- Bottled Water
- Brewery
- Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production
- Building Material and Supplies Dealer
- Car Wash
- Carpentry Contractor
- Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
- Cemetery/ Crematory
- Chemical or Paint Formulation
- Child Day Care Services
- Chiropractor
- Clothing and Clothing Accessories Store
- Coffee and Tea Manufacture
- Collection Agency
- Commercial Laundry
- Commercial Physical and Biological Research
- Computer Maintenance and Repair
- Computer Programming Services
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services
- Concrete Contractor
- Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Store
- Cottage Food Operation
- Courier
- Crop Production
- Dairy Cattle and Milk Production
- Dentistry
- Direct Mail Advertising
- Direct Selling Establishment
- Distillery
- Dried and/or Dehydrated Food Manufacture
- Drug Store/Proprietary Store
- Dry-Cleaning Plant
- Drywall, Plastering, Acoustical, and Insulation Contractor
- Electrical Contractor
- Electronic and Other Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
- Electronic Shopping and Mail Order House
- Engineering and Architectural Services
- Engineering and Management Services
- Environmental Consulting Services
- Exterminating and Pest Control Services
- Fabricated Metal Products
- Farm Supplies Wholesaler
- Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacture
- Floor Laying and/or Other Floor Contractor
- Flowers and Florists Supplies Distribution
- Fluid Milk Manufacture
- Food (Health) Supplement Store
- Food Manufacture
- Fruit and Vegetable Canning
- Fruit and Vegetable Market
- Furniture and Home Furnishings Store
- Furniture and Related Products Manufacture
- Garment Manufacture
- Gasoline Service Station
- Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Store
- Glass and Glazing Contractor
- Graphic Design Services
- Grocery Store
- Hair, Nail, and Skin Care Services
- Hobby, Toy and Game Store
- Hotel (except Casino Hotels)/Motel
- Human Resources and Executive Search Consulting Services
- Ice ManufactureImport/Export
- Incineration Operation for Refuse
- Industrial Nonbuilding Construction
- Insurance Agency and Brokerage
- Investigation Services
- Irradiation Apparatus Manufacture
- Janitorial Cleaning Maintenance Services
- Landscape Services
- Limousine Service
- Local Trucking With Storage
- Local Trucking Without Storage
- Manufacture of Bags: Plastics, Foil, & Coated
- Marketing Consulting Services
- Masonry and Stone Contractor
- Messenger Service
- Metal Cans and Shipping Containers Manufacture
- Metal Coating and Allied Services
- Miscellaneous Store Retailer
- Motion Picture and Sound Recording
- Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments
- Notary Public
- Nursing and Residential Care Facility
- On-Line Information Services
- Optometry
- Other Direct Selling Establishment
- Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings
- Painting and Wall Covering Contractor
- Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacture
- Pet and Pet Supplies Store
- Photofinishing Laboratory (except One-Hour)Photographic Services
- Physician
- Plating and Polishing Services
- Plumbing and Heating Equipment Manufacture, Except Electric
- Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractor
- Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
- Poultry Processing
- Print Shop
- Printed Circuit Boards Manufacture
- Radio and Television Repair
- Recycling Center
- Repossession Services
- Restaurant
- Retail Nursery/Garden Store
- Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Contractor
- Security Guard and Patrol Services
- Semiconductors And Related Device Manufacture
- Shuttle Bus Service
- Sidewalk and Street Vending
- Single Family Housing Construction
- Smog Test Shop
- Soft Drink Manufacture
- Sporting Goods Store
- Surgical and Medical Instruments Manufacture
- Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacture
- Tax Exempt Status
- Tax Preparation Services
- Taxi Service
- Testing Laboratory
- Travel Agency
- Used Merchandise Store
- Vending Machine Operator
- Veterinary Services
- Video Tape and Disc Rental
- Vocational School
- Winery
- Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacture
- Wrecking and Demolition Contractor