me and my crew need to know if we go to the county or where we go to make my company be a real company. we do siding and roofing and i have a crew of people that all work with me and we have all the tools and everything, i just need to know the legal side of making it legit.
2007-01-07 14:57:28 · 11 answers · asked by Big Daddy Cake 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
Yes, you will need a business license and a tax id number for starters. Go to your local court house and they tell you everything you will have to have.
Good Luck!
2007-01-07 14:59:57 · answer #1 · answered by kelly h 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Young man! I like your spirit, or I should say I LOVED your spirit
as a young man you are not asking or talking about girls and sports but some thing to help you and your girl when you fiend a
good one. Or you may have that wright one already good luck to
you, or VEVAY young man. Now yes you need &. should get your
License, That is verry important, because you wount have to be
hiden from the building inspector plus you may be call to a job &
it's a job with good money on it the first thing the prospected
customer ask for DO YOU HAVE A LICENSE? your ans is no
that's where the botom fall out meening that you dont get the job
or he or she did not ask you but the job have to be filed for with
the city, what would you do?? and it's elegal to print cards as a
uo licensed contractor. But most of all you sound lntusitictly like
you are serous about the construction business, so go for it and
start doing things the correct way and start making money. I am
wondering what state you are in. Most States it's not that diffecult
to get a License the worst state to get a license is Miami Florida.
I hope that's not where you are!. Any where you are, go for it, that
is a good move. I would like to know what part of the construction
field you are specilised in. but any where you go you will be making a good move. So go for it.>>>>.
2007-01-07 23:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by norman j 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to get a contractors license. A license to do business (State and Federal Employer Identification Number). Some states require you to be bonded. Go to your local Better Business Bureau and they can give you a full listing of things you need. Other things, like Workers' Comp Insurance, you might want to have a payroll company do your payroll because it is very complicated to start out and you can get yourself in deep trouble if you mess around with that. Some states have various types of business taxes that you need to look into.
2007-01-07 23:01:46 · answer #3 · answered by Michael C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need proof of insurance and you will need to get at least a Class C contractors license. Where I live it is from the state and you can download the application. It does get complicated but the information is online in most cases just do a search in your state for contractors license and you will find all of the information you need pertainent for your area, good luck.
2007-01-07 23:12:59 · answer #4 · answered by bill_wtsn 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to choose a name for your business, and then post a legal ad in local papers announcing the name of the business. Your county clerk's office can give you the necessary forms. That will get you established as a business in that county. They can also help you with county license requirements.
During the first few days of getting set up you also need to talk to an accountant to determine what form of business you want....sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, LLC, etc. There are pros and cons for each type of business with regards to taxes and liability.
Once you decide on what kind of business you want to be, you need to contact the IRS and state taxing authority to get set up for payroll taxes. Again, your accountant should be able to help you. Next you need to contact your insurance agent to get your business liability insurance, workers comp insurance, and an umbrella policy. They can help you with what is required for most contractors. Most GC's will require you have general liability, umbrella, and workers comp. You will need to be able to provide the GC's and customers with a certificate of insurance coverage whenever you start work on a job.
Once you have your license, your name registered, the form of business, insurances, and have registered for payroll taxes...
YOU'RE IN BUSINESS!!! CONGRATS!!!
2007-01-07 23:13:17 · answer #5 · answered by macc_1957 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Call the county and city departments to determine where go to get necessary license for your company.
2007-01-07 22:59:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are going to have to go to your city and apply for a business license, otherwise you can be sued for illegal operations and I believe to have a business license you need a location for where your business is located.
2007-01-07 22:59:40 · answer #7 · answered by Leesfer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
check with the city/municipality you plan to work in. A license is a good idea, it helps your customers to trust that you are a credible contractor.
2007-01-07 23:00:58 · answer #8 · answered by al b 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
line up your first job then go down to city hall and get a permit. they will need the address and what you are gonna do. depends on how complicated the project is. some require a drawing and measurements. etc. camp out at city hall.
2007-01-07 23:01:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yeah, u need a license,
theres also a lot of other paperwork and $hit involved
2007-01-07 22:59:07 · answer #10 · answered by SUPERMAN 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋