Topic	Source	Discussion	Result of Clicking  on link
Business Registration	Dupage County	WHO NEEDS TO REGISTER UNDER THE ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME ACT? Sole proprietorships and general partnerships located in Dupage County must register with the Dupage Cnty Clerk’s Office if the name of the business is any name other than that of the owner(s).	Opens a new window that contains a link to the doing business (dba) form and tells you how to file it.
Business Registration	Cook County	WHO NEEDS TO REGISTER UNDER THE ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME ACT? Sole proprietorships and general partnerships located in Cook County must register with the Cook County Clerk’s Office if the name of the business is any name other than that of the owner(s).	Opens a new window that contains a link to the doing business (dba) form and tells you how to file it.
Business Registration	Will County	WHO NEEDS TO REGISTER UNDER THE ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME ACT? Sole proprietorships and general partnerships located in Will County must register with the Will County Clerk’s Office if the name of the business is any name other than that of the owner(s)	Opens a new window that contains a link to the doing business (dba) form and tells you how to file it.
Business Registration	Kane County	WHO NEEDS TO REGISTER UNDER THE ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME ACT? Sole proprietorships and general partnerships located in Kane County must register with the Kane County Clerk’s Office if the name of the business is any name other than that of the owner(s)	Opens a new window that contains a link to the doing business (dba) form and tells you how to file it.
Illinois Department of Revenue	State of Illinois	Register to collect and pay Illinois Sales and Use Tax. You must register with the Illinois Department of Revenue if you conduct business in Illinois, or with Illinois customers. This includes sole proprietors (individual or husband/wife), exempt organizations, or government agencies withholding for Illinois employees.	Opens a new window that contains links to register for payment of state sales and use tax and a license to collect it or avoid paying sales tax for some of your business purchases which will be exempt.
Form REG-1, Illinois Business Registration Application (PDF 77 KB)	State of Illinois	Use this form to Register your business with the State of Illinois.  This form tells the state that your business exists and tells them what kind of tax payments they should expect from you.  (For example, sales and use tax, and state withholding tax if you have employees.)	Opens the pdf doc in a new window
Sales and Use Tax Rate, Exemptions, and Filing Requirements	State of Illinois	Discussion of Sales and Use Tax, rates, filing requirements. etc.	Opens a new window containing more than you ever wanted to know, but still need to know.
Illinois Local Sales and Use Tax Rates	State of Illinois	For you traveling businesses, (your sales occur in different locations throughout the state), this link will answer the question:  "What's the sales tax rate here?"  Use the link to:  Reference Manuals (ST-25) and the latest date shown.  New rates are issued every 6 months.	Opens a new window that contains links to the latest sales tax rates throughout the State of Illinois
Illinois Department of Employment Security	State of Illinois	You must register your business with the Illinois Department of Employment Security within 30 days of the date you start to do business in Illinois, if you hire employees to work for you in Illinois.	Opens a new window that contains links to register for payment of state unemployment tax.
EIN (Application for Employer Identification Number)	IRS	APPLY BY EIN Toll-Free Telephone Service Taxpayers can obtain an EIN immediately by calling the Business & Specialty Tax Line (800-829-4933). The hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday. An assistor takes the information, assigns the EIN, and provides the number to an authorized individual over the telephone.	Opens a new window that gives several alternatives for getting the EIN
EIN (Application for Employer Identification Number)	IRS	Online registration for a new EIN.	Opens a new window with a form you can complete online.
EIN (Application for Employer Identification Number)	IRS	The actual form that needs to be completed to obtain an EIN by mail along with a table to help you decide whether you need one.	Opens the pdf doc in a new window
Registering a Domestic or Foreign Corporation	State of Illinois	List of State Forms that can be viewed and downloaded in .pdf format	Opens a new window on the State of Illinois website
Registering a Limited Liability Corporation	State of Illinois	List of State Forms that can be viewed and downloaded in .pdf format	Opens a new window on the State of Illinois website
Registering a Limited Liability Partnership	State of Illinois	List of State Forms that can be viewed and downloaded in .pdf format	Opens a new window on the State of Illinois website
Registering a Limited Partnership	State of Illinois	List of State Forms that can be viewed and downloaded in .pdf format	Opens a new window on the State of Illinois website
Reserve a Corporate Name (PDF 145 KB)	State of Illinois	View the State Application for Reservation of (a corporate) name.  Not used to get a name for a non-corporate entity.	Opens the pdf doc in a new window
Electronic Corporate Name Database	State of Illinois	By searching the Corporate/LLC Database, you can view a File Detail Report on a particular corporation or limited liability company.  The File Detail Report on a corporation or limited liability company includes the most commonly requested information on the business entity. Among the information provided for a particular company would be the exact name, the date of formation or registration in Illinois, the jurisdiction, the duration, the name of the registered agent and the address of the registered office. In addition, the report on a corporation will include the names and addresses of the president and secretary, while that on a limited liability company will indicate whether the company is member managed or manager managed.	Opens a new window that contains instructions and a link to the real-time data base.
Filing and Paying Your Federal Business Taxes	IRS	List of links that discuss various federal taxes you will perhaps need to register for and pay as a business.  Includes a due date calendar.	Opens a new window with IRS tax links
Federal Employment Taxes for Businesses	IRS	Links and discussion of various taxes that businesses need to pay if they have employees.	Opens a new window with IRS tax links and discussions.
Independent Contractors vs. Employees	IRS	Discussion by the IRS of what determines whether the business relationship between a payer/payee is as an Employer/Employee or as a Vendor/Independent Contractor.  How  payments must be classified, taxed, and reported.	Opens a new window with IRS tax links and discussions.
Federal Tax Forms and Publications	IRS	Get your forms and pubs here!	Opens a new window with IRS tax form links