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

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.
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.
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.
IRS: Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation
IRS forms to elect to operate as a subchapter-S corporation.
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance: S Corporation tax forms
New York State’s subchapter-S forms.
Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records & UCC: Biennial Statements
New York State’s biennial statement rules.
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance: Partnership and LLC/LLP tax forms
New York State’s LLC tax filing forms
New York’s Certificate of Limited Partnership
New York’s Certificate of Limited Partnership forms
New York State’s Corporation and Business Entity Database
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.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Conduct a search of the US Patent and Trademark Office’s trademark database.
Corporate Entities for Professional Practice
The naming requirements and procedures for the Professional Corporation
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
New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Benefits
The employer’s guide to NYS required unemployment benefits
The Small Business Association
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