Small Business Services

Internal Revenue Service

Employer Identification Number (EIN) / Federal Tax Identification Number (TIN)

• Employer Identification Number (EIN)  (Form SS-4)

S Corporations

• Election by a Small Business Corporation, Form 2553  
   

Arizona Department of Revenue

State Tax License   (commonly referred to as a: TPT, sales, resale, wholesale, vendor or business license)

• Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax, Use Tax License (Arizona Joint Tax Application)

State Withholding/Unemployment Tax License ( if hiring employees )

• Employer Withholding and Unemployment Insurance (Arizona Joint Tax Application)
   

Arizona Secretary of State (SOS)

Trade Name (commonly referred to as a DBA name for “Doing Business As” )

• Arizona Trade Name (Application for Registration of Trade Name)

Limited Partnership (LP)

• Certificate of Limited Partnership

Foreign Limited Partnership

• Certificate of Foreign Limited Partnership

Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)

• Statement of Qualification for Conversion (if LP is already on file with SOS office)
• Statement of Qualification for Conversion (if LP is NOT on file with SOS office)

Foreign Limited Liability Partnership

• Foreign Limited Liability Partnership

Limited Liability Limited Partnership (LLLP)

• Statement of Qualification for Conversion (if LP or LLP is already on file with SOS office)
• Statement of Qualification for Conversion (if LP or LLP is NOT already on file with SOS office)
   

Arizona Corporation Commission

Domestic Corporations

• Articles of Incorporation for Domestic Corporations (New Domestic Profit Corporation)
• Articles of Incorporation for Domestic Non-Profit Corporations (New Domestic Tax Exempt Non-Profit Corporation)

Foreign Corporations

• Application for Authority to Transact Business in Arizona (New Foreign Profit Corporation)
• Application for Authority to Conduct Affairs in Arizona (New Foreign Non-Profit Corporation)

Limited Liability Companies

• Articles of Organization (New Domestic Limited Liability Company)
• Application for Registration (New Foreign Limited Liability Companies)