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Register your business, state by state

Each state has its own office for registering a business. Find yours below and go straight to it.

Where registration fits

If you are creating an LLC, partnership or corporation, register it with your state before you apply for an EIN. IRS, as of Oct 6, 2026

Find your state

Each state shows its filing office and the page for tax and license registration. States with their own guide here link to it first.

AlabamaAlabama registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business EntitiesTax and license registrationAlabama Department of Revenue
AlaskaAlaska registration guideFiling officeDivision of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Dept. of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development)Tax and license registrationDivision of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Alaska DCCED), state business license
ArizonaArizona registration guideFiling officeArizona Corporation Commission, Corporations DivisionTax and license registrationArizona Department of Revenue
ArkansasArkansas registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business & Commercial ServicesTax and license registrationArkansas Department of Finance and Administration (Office of State Revenue)
CaliforniaCalifornia registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business ProgramsTax and license registrationCalifornia Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA)
ColoradoColorado registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business OrganizationsTax and license registrationColorado Department of Revenue
ConnecticutConnecticut registration guideFiling officeSecretary of the State, Commercial Recording DivisionTax and license registrationConnecticut Department of Revenue Services
DelawareDelaware registration guideFiling officeDepartment of State, Division of CorporationsTax and license registrationDelaware Division of Revenue
FloridaFlorida registration guideFiling officeDepartment of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)Tax and license registrationFlorida Department of Revenue
GeorgiaGeorgia registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Corporations DivisionTax and license registrationGeorgia Department of Revenue
HawaiiHawaii registration guideFiling officeDepartment of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration DivisionTax and license registrationHawaii Department of Taxation
IdahoIdaho registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business ServicesTax and license registrationIdaho State Tax Commission
IllinoisIllinois registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Department of Business ServicesTax and license registrationIllinois Department of Revenue
IndianaIndiana registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business Services DivisionTax and license registrationIndiana Department of Revenue
IowaIowa registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business ServicesTax and license registrationIowa Department of Revenue
KansasKansas registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business EntitiesTax and license registrationKansas Department of Revenue
KentuckyKentucky registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business FilingsTax and license registrationKentucky Department of Revenue
LouisianaLouisiana registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business ServicesTax and license registrationLouisiana Department of Revenue
MaineMaine registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and CommissionsTax and license registrationMaine Revenue Services
MarylandMaryland registration guideFiling officeDepartment of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT)Tax and license registrationComptroller of Maryland
MassachusettsMassachusetts registration guideFiling officeSecretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations DivisionTax and license registrationMassachusetts Department of Revenue
MichiganMichigan registration guideFiling officeDept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing BureauTax and license registrationMichigan Department of Treasury
MinnesotaMinnesota registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business & LiensTax and license registrationMinnesota Department of Revenue
MississippiMississippi registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business ServicesTax and license registrationMississippi Department of Revenue
MissouriMissouri registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business ServicesTax and license registrationMissouri Department of Revenue
MontanaMontana registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business ServicesTax and license registrationMontana Department of Revenue (TransAction Portal)
NebraskaNebraska registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business Services DivisionTax and license registrationNebraska Department of Revenue
NevadaNevada registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Commercial RecordingsTax and license registrationNevada Department of Taxation
New HampshireNew Hampshire registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Corporation DivisionTax and license registrationNew Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration
New JerseyNew Jersey registration guideFiling officeDepartment of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (Business Gateway Services)Tax and license registrationNew Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (NJ-REG)
New MexicoNew Mexico registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business ServicesTax and license registrationNew Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department
New YorkNew York registration guideFiling officeDepartment of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial CodeTax and license registrationNew York State Department of Taxation and Finance
North CarolinaNorth Carolina registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business Registration DivisionTax and license registrationNorth Carolina Department of Revenue
North DakotaNorth Dakota registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, BusinessTax and license registrationNorth Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner
OhioOhio registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business Services DivisionTax and license registrationOhio Department of Taxation
OklahomaOklahoma registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business ServicesTax and license registrationOklahoma Tax Commission
OregonOregon registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Corporation Division (Oregon Business Registry)Tax and license registrationOregon Department of Revenue
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania registration guideFiling officeDepartment of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable OrganizationsTax and license registrationPennsylvania Department of Revenue
Rhode IslandRhode Island registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business Services DivisionTax and license registrationRhode Island Division of Taxation
South CarolinaSouth Carolina registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business EntitiesTax and license registrationSouth Carolina Department of Revenue
South DakotaSouth Dakota registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business ServicesTax and license registrationSouth Dakota Department of Revenue
TennesseeTennessee registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Division of Business ServicesTax and license registrationTennessee Department of Revenue
TexasTexas registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business Services (Corporations Section)Tax and license registrationTexas Comptroller of Public Accounts
UtahUtah registration guideFiling officeDepartment of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial CodeTax and license registrationUtah State Tax Commission
VermontVermont registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business ServicesTax and license registrationVermont Department of Taxes
VirginiaVirginia registration guideFiling officeState Corporation Commission, Clerk's Office (business entities)Tax and license registrationVirginia Department of Taxation
WashingtonWashington registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Corporations & Charities FilingTax and license registrationWashington Department of Revenue
West VirginiaWest Virginia registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business & LicensingTax and license registrationWest Virginia State Tax Department
WisconsinWisconsin registration guideFiling officeDepartment of Financial Institutions, Business EntitiesTax and license registrationWisconsin Department of Revenue
WyomingWyoming registration guideFiling officeSecretary of State, Business DivisionTax and license registrationWyoming Department of Revenue, Excise Tax Division

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Employer identification number Internal Revenue Service. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Entities Secretary of State, Business Entities. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Tax Online Registration System - Alabama Department of Revenue Alabama Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Corporations, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Dept. of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development). As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Licensing FAQs Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Alaska DCCED), state business license. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Corporation Division Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Arizona Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Arkansas Secretary of State Secretary of State, Business & Commercial Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Register for a Tax Account – Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (Office of State Revenue). As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Entities :: California Secretary of State Secretary of State, Business Programs. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Online Services — Registration California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Organizations Secretary of State, Business Organizations. As of Oct 6, 2026.
CR 0100 - Colorado Sales Tax and Withholding Account Application Colorado Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Commercial Recording Secretary of the State, Commercial Recording Division. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Getting Started in Business Connecticut Department of Revenue Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Division of Corporations - State of Delaware - Department of State, Division of Corporations. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Delaware One Stop: Home Delaware Division of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Division of Corporations - Florida Department of State Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz). As of Oct 6, 2026.
Florida Dept. of Revenue - Account Management and Registration Florida Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Corporations Division | Georgia Secretary of State Secretary of State, Corporations Division. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Register a New Business in Georgia Georgia Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Registration Division (BREG) - DCCA Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Tax Registration Section Hawaii Department of Taxation. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Starting a Business – Idaho Secretary of State Secretary of State, Business Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Getting Tax Permits Idaho State Tax Commission. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Services Secretary of State, Department of Business Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Registration Illinois Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Division: Home Secretary of State, Business Services Division. As of Oct 6, 2026.
DOR: Register a Business Indiana Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Services Secretary of State, Business Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Permit Registration Iowa Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Kansas Secretary of State | Businesses Secretary of State, Business Entities. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Kansas Department of Revenue - Customer Service Center Kansas Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Filings Information - Secretary of State Secretary of State, Business Filings. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Registration - Department of Revenue Kentucky Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Services Secretary of State, Business Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Starting or Buying a Business Louisiana Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Division of Corporations, UCC & Commissions Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Maine Tax Portal Maine Revenue Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Businesses in Maryland - SDAT Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT). As of Oct 6, 2026.
Starting a New Business in Maryland Comptroller of Maryland. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Corporations Division Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Register Your Business with MassTaxConnect | Mass.gov Massachusetts Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau. As of Oct 6, 2026.
New Business Registration Michigan Department of Treasury. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Radware Captcha Page Secretary of State, Business & Liens. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Starting a Business Minnesota Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Services & External Affairs | MS SOS Secretary of State, Business Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
REGISTER FOR TAXES Mississippi Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Services - Missouri Secretary of State Secretary of State, Business Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Missouri Department of Revenue Missouri Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Services - Official Montana Secretary of State Website - Christi Jacobsen Secretary of State, Business Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Montana TransAction Portal Montana Department of Revenue (TransAction Portal). As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Services Division Secretary of State, Business Services Division. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Register a Business Nebraska Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business | Nevada Secretary of State Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Register a Business FAQs – State of Nevada Nevada Department of Taxation. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Corporations | New Hampshire Secretary of State Secretary of State, Corporation Division. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Registering a New Business | NH Department of Revenue Administration New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration. As of Oct 6, 2026.
NJ Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (Business Gateway Services). As of Oct 6, 2026.
State of NJ - Department of the Treasury - Division of Revenue Getting Registered New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (NJ-REG). As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Services Secretary of State, Business Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Who must register a business? : Businesses New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Form a Corporation or Business | Department of State Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Doing business with us New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Registration Secretary of State, Business Registration Division. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Register A Business North Carolina Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Secretary of State, Business. As of Oct 6, 2026.
New Businesses and Contractors North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Services | Ohio Secretary of State Secretary of State, Business Services Division. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Register an Account (Business) Ohio Department of Taxation. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Oklahoma Secretary of State - Business Services Secretary of State, Business Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
New Business Center Oklahoma Tax Commission. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Oregon Secretary of State : Business : State of Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division (Oregon Business Registry). As of Oct 6, 2026.
Oregon Department of Revenue : Starting payroll taxes in Oregon : Businesses : State of Oregon Oregon Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Register My Business for Taxes Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Services - Rhode Island - Gregg M. Amore Secretary of State, Business Services Division. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Registration | RI Division of Taxation Rhode Island Division of Taxation. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Entities Secretary of State, Business Entities. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Apply for a Business Tax Account South Carolina Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
South Dakota Secretary of State Monae L. Johnson - Business Secretary of State, Business Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Main South Dakota Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Businesses Secretary of State, Division of Business Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Registration and Licensing Tennessee Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Services Secretary of State, Business Services (Corporations Section). As of Oct 6, 2026.
Texas Online Tax Registration Application Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. As of Oct 6, 2026.
CORP Home - commerce.utah.gov Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Create & Manage a Tax Account Utah State Tax Commission. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Services Division Secretary of State, Business Services. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Register for a Business Tax Account Vermont Department of Taxes. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Virginia SCC - Business Home State Corporation Commission, Clerk's Office (business entities). As of Oct 6, 2026.
Register a Business in Virginia Virginia Department of Taxation. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Corporations & Charities Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Filing. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Open a business Washington Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Secretary of State, Business & Licensing. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Business Registration West Virginia State Tax Department. As of Oct 6, 2026.
DFI Business Entity File Online Department of Financial Institutions, Business Entities. As of Oct 6, 2026.
DOR Business Tax Registration Wisconsin Department of Revenue. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Wyoming Secretary of State Secretary of State, Business Division. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Excise Tax Division - WYIFS Wyoming Department of Revenue, Excise Tax Division. As of Oct 6, 2026.

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