New York Business Legal Resources
Below are some additional helpful resources for your starting, growing and maintaining a business in the New York area.
General
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Design Professional Corporations (D.P.C.)
New York State Education Department’s Office of the Professions website listing those professions that are required to form either a PC or PLLC.
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NYS License Center: Business Wizard
New York has a business license wizard to help you see if you need a license or permit to operate within the state.
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IRS: Apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) Online
The Internal Revenue Service’s website allows you to obtain an EIN online easily and quickly.
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IRS: Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation
IRS forms to elect to operate as a subchapter-S corporation.
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New York State Department of Taxation and Finance: S Corporation tax forms
New York State’s subchapter-S forms.
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Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records & UCC: Biennial Statements
New York State’s biennial statement rules.
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New York State Department of Taxation and Finance: Partnership and LLC/LLP tax forms
New York State’s LLC tax filing forms
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New York’s Certificate of Limited Partnership
New York’s Certificate of Limited Partnership forms
- New York State’s Corporation and Business Entity Database
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Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records & UCC: Restricted or Prohibited Words and Phrases
A complete list of prohibited and restricted words for use in business entity names.
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
Conduct a search of the US Patent and Trademark Office’s trademark database.
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Corporate Entities for Professional Practice
The naming requirements and procedures for the Professional Corporation
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U.S. Copyright Office
The requirements to file a copyright
- New York State’s Department of State
- New York State’s Department of State Consumer Protection Division
- The US Federal Department of Labor
- The Department of Labor’s Fair Labor Standards
- New York State Department of Labor
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New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Benefits
The employer’s guide to NYS required unemployment benefits
- The Small Business Association
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New York State Education Department’s Office of the Professions
New York State Education Department’s Office of the Professions website listing those professions that are required to form either a PC or PLLC