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1. To register a business formed as a
Sole Proprietorship or a Partnership, obtain an
Assumed Name
Certificate at:
County Clerk’s Office
County Court House
500 East San Antonio
El Paso, TX 79901
546-2071
2. Registration of a Corporation is a complex process which
should be handled by a
business counselor or
attorney.
3. Certain types of businesses require specialized city licenses or
permits. To determine the
requirements for a
specific kind of business and for information about a home occupation
license (home business)
contact:
City License Bureau
City Hall, 5th Floor, Room 501
#2 Civic Center Plaza
El Paso, TX 79901
541-4566
For information about a
food establishment permit, contact:
Consumer Health Protection
City-County Health District
222 South Campbell, Room 200
El Paso, TX 79901
543-3612
For information about
permits for the sale of alcoholic beverages for an establishment,
contact:
Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission
401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 120
El Paso, TX 79901
834-5860
For information about issuance of permits for all those
wishing to engage in the modification
of any existing
facility which may emit air contaminants into the air of this state,
contact:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 560
El Paso, TX 79901
834-4949
TCEQ is a state agency in charge of supervising and
monitoring the well being of the State of
Texas' environment and
natural resources.
4. Although the State of Texas does not impose corporate or personal
income taxes, some of the
taxes for which an El
Paso business owner could be responsible include:
STATE a. State Sales
and Use Tax
b. State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
c. State Corporate Franchise Tax
FEDERAL d. Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
e. Social Security and Medicare Tax (FICA)
a. State Sales and Use Tax
Businesses that sell products and
some service businesses are required to collect State Sales
and Use Tax. To obtain a State Sales Tax Permit, contact the following
agency in person
with picture identification and a Social Security card:
Texas State Comptroller of Public Accounts
401 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 160
El Paso, TX 79901
834-5660
For assistance with tax forms, taxability questions,
permits, etc., call (800) 252-5555 or go to
www.window.state.tx.us
b. State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Businesses that are going to hire employees
must contact:
Texas Workforce Commission
Tax Department
1760 Airway Boulevard, Suite 201
El Paso, TX 79925
774-0091
c. State Corporate Franchise Tax
Corporate franchise tax information
may be obtained from:
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Tax Assistance Section
Austin, TX 78774-0100
(512) 463-4600 or (800) 252-5555
d. and e. Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Social Security and Medicare Tax (FICA)
Businesses that are going to
hire employees must contact:
Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) Forms and walk-in assistance available at this 700
East
San Antonio address with Employer Identification Number El Paso, TX
79901for Federal
Unemployment Tax (FUTA) and Social Security and Medicare Tax (FICA).
Local telephone assistance is
unavailable.
1+ (800) 829-1040 Telephone
assistance available with this 800 number.
For more complete tax
information, the Internal Revenue Service can supply publications
regarding taxes and related topics; contact the Dallas office at
1+(800)829-1040. Some
specific publication titles and codes are:
Tax Information on Small Businesses
(#334)
Tax Information on Partnerships
(#541)
Tax Information on Corporations
(#542)
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