Alcoholic Beverage Control
If your business involves selling and/or serving beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages, you will need to obtain an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license.
www.abc.ca.gov

American Payroll Association
This site provides educational seminars and newsletters, interesting publications, and valuable information regarding various aspects of payroll and payroll related topics.
www.americanpayroll.org

American Payroll Association State Links
This page contains links to State web sites for tax, revenue, labor, and child support subjects.
www.americanpayroll.org/states.html

BNA Software
Information software products plus links to the home pages for BNA and Tax Management.
www.bna.com/soft

Department of Treasury
This homepage lists everything from the Treasury’s mission and goals to organizational information.
www.ustreas.gov

California Board of Equalization
If your business involves selling a tangible product, you will need a resale number for reporting sales tax.
www.boe.ca.gov

California Contractors State License Board
If you are a contractor or subcontractor, contact this agency for licensing information. Also contact your local County and City agencies for any additional licenses or permits that may be required.
www.cslb.ca.gov

California Department of Consumer Affairs
Numerous types of professions and vocations are regulated by various licensing agencies within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Contact Consumer Affairs to determine if your business is subject to State Licensing Requirements.
www.dca.ca.gov

California Department of Industrial Relations
This is where you will find the following divisions: Labor Standards Enforcement, Labor Commissioner, Wage Claims and Adjudication, Worker's Compensation, Occupational Safety & Health-CAL OSHA, Minimum Wage, and State Compensation Insurance Fund.
www.dir.ca.gov

California Employment Development Department
If you have employees, you will need to register as an employer and obtain a state employer account number. (Form DE l). Reporting forms cover Sate Income Tax withholding, State Disability Insurance and Unemployment Insurance.
www.edd.ca.gov

California Secretary of State
If you are a new business, you might need to register with the Secretary of State, Corporate Filing Division.
www.ss.ca.gov

CSCPA
The California Society of Certified Public Accountants provides valuable information for both members and nonmembers.
www.calcpa.org

Electronic Commerce Resource Center
A federally funded organization devoted to the promotion of electronic commerce. A nice site to research a possible online business.
www.ecrc.ctc.com

FASB
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has exposure drafts, news releases, publications and other information emanating from the Board and its task force.
www.fasb.org

Federation of Tax Administrators
This site is a very good starting point for state and local tax information. Sections include Information, Meetings, Publications, Links, Tax Rates, Electronic Commerce, New Additions, and Tax Exchange.
www.taxadmin.org

FedWorld Information Network
This is the place to find information published by a federal government agency. The site includes the Fed World Libraries, the Government Information Locator Service, the IRS, the U.S. Treasury, the FAA, etc.
www.fedworld.gov

Franchise Tax Board
This agency handles your individual and corporate income tax and related returns (such as the 540 ES, 100, and 100S).
www.ftb.ca.gov

General Accounting Office
This site contains GAO reports and testimonies, comptroller general decisions and opinions, and guidance publications (among other items).
www.gao.gov

Internal Revenue Bulletin
You can download weekly Internal Revenue Bulletins (you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader).
www.fedworld.gov/ftp/irs-irbs/irs-irbs.htm

International Small Business Consortium
Provides networking opportunities and information regarding international and multicultural business development, especially in developing nations.
www.sbc.com

IRS Forms
If there is an IRS form or publication you can’t find on our site, you will probably be able to find it here (you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader).
www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/forms_pubs/index.html

IRS Gateway
IRS links to pages that have the tax forms for each individual state.
http://www.irs.gov/prod/forms_pubs/ftaframes.html

IRS Home Page
This is where you find the IRS e-zine called The Digital Daily as well as news, forms, tax calendars, statistics, and plenty more.
www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/cover.html

SC[i]3 (s3) – Sunnyvale Center for Innovation, Invention, and Ideas
Federal patent and trademark search and depository library.
www.sci3.com

SDF
A merger between the Software Forum (formerly the Software Entrepreneur's Forum) and the Center for Software Development created the Software Developers Forum. They provide software professionals with a one-stop shop for "information, connection and education."
www.center.org

Small Business Administration
This site presents a very helpful guide for small business. It includes a comprehensive listing of resources ranging from documents to links as well as each individual SBA office.
www.sbaonline.sba.gov

Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov

State Compensation Insurance Fund
www.scif.com

S.T.A.W.R.S.
The Simplified Tax and Wage Reporting System web site is designed to assist employers with tax and wage reporting. The guide provides general tax information and refers to other tax related publications with more detailed information.
www.treas.gov/stawrs/1stop.htm

Tax and Accounting Sites
This page provides a complete set of links to many useful Internet tax and accounting sites.
www.taxsites.com

Tax Code Online
Cornell Law School provides the most recent version of the Government Printing Office CD-ROM.
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode