The requirements vary depending on the city or county involved. For example, the City of Indianapolis and Marion County each have licensing rules that can apply to small businesses.
You can find more details by checking the website for the city and county where you'll operate your business. Some businesses may be exempt from local licensing requirements under state or federal law. Beyond obtaining required licenses or permits, some legal forms of business, such as corporations and limited liability companies LLCs , are required to file records with the state.
If you're a member of any one of many professions and occupations, you'll need to be licensed by the State of Indiana. The state's Professional Licensing Agency PLA oversees many — though not all— of the state's regulatory boards and commissions.
Those boards and commissions are in turn responsible for regulating the various licensed professions and occupations. The Licenses section of the Business Owner's Guide has a similar list.
By clicking a listed profession on the PLA website, you'll be taken to a webpage for the board regulating that profession. From there you can get detailed information about licensing requirements. Example: Cecile wants to work as a state-certified dietitian.
She'll need to apply through the Indiana Dietitians Certification Board. She can find detailed information and a copy of the certification application by clicking on the link for Dietitian on the PLA website. Many small businesses don't simply operate under the names of their owners. Instead, they operate under a business name. In addition, some businesses, such as corporations and LLCs, may originally register with the state under one name sometimes called the registered name, actual name, or true name , but later choose to operate under another name.
Depending on where you're doing business and how your business is structured, this alternative business name technically may be known as an assumed name, a fictitious name, a trade name, or a DBA for "doing business as". In Indiana, businesses structured as corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships, and limited liability partnerships that intend to operate under an assumed name must register that name with the SOS.
Businesses structured as sole proprietorships and general partnerships that intend to use an assumed name must file with the county recorder for each county where an office of the business is located.
For additional information on state requirements, check the General Requirements section of the Business Owner's Guide website. There are separate legal definitions for trademarks, service marks, and trade names. However, speaking very generally, trademarks, service marks, and trade names are used to uniquely identify goods products , services, or a business.
This includes distinguishing a product, service, or business from potential competitors. There are typically different licensing requirements for different businesses and different locations. There are many types of business licenses. These include licenses at the local, state, and federal levels, licenses related to sales tax and other taxes, and specific licenses for various professions.
There are also environmental licenses, zoning permits, and more. An employer identification number EIN is issued by the IRS to identify and keep track of businesses, but it does not license them to operate. An LLC is a type of business structure. While you are required to register as an LLC, it is not a business license.
Any Indiana business that sells taxable goods or services needs a Registered Retail Merchant Certificate. Businesses in certain other professions or locations may also need additional licenses. Most businesses at least need a Registered Retail Merchant Certificate.
The cost of other Indiana business licenses varies. The process for obtaining other licenses varies. The Registered Retail Merchant Certificate is valid for two years, and the Department of Revenue will renew it automatically at no cost. Indiana Registered Agent. Certificate of Good Standing Indiana. How to Start a Business in Indiana.
Indiana Sales Tax Guide. Indiana Labor Law Posters. How to Start a Corporation in Indiana. Indiana Articles of Organization. INBiz is your one-stop resource for registering your business and ensuring it complies with state laws and regulations. Success often hinges on an evolving set of factors that vary by industry. But no matter how original your idea, all business owners need a sound plan to see their operation through.
INBiz is here to help. Formally organizing a business carries both great advantages and legal consequences. Care should be taken when deciding which business form to utilize and while operating the venture. Selecting a business name is one of the first steps of starting a business. Indiana law requires that the name of a Corporation, L.
To determine if a particular name is available, conduct a name availability check.
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