Resources

Useful links and references for bookkeepers and small business owners.

Business Self Help

Success Magazine – Great insightful information on running a business

Government Agencies

Department of Licensing

  • Start a business
  • Change a business
  • Renew your license
  • Professional license
  • Check status of business

Labor and Industries 

  • File quarterly reports
  • Employer safety
  • Information for employees – they can file a claim online

Employment Securities

  • File Taxes
  • Employees file claims
  • Find a job/Hire an employee

WorkSource

  • May have grants available for training for you or your employees
  • Can help screen employees
  • Have various work programs avaiable

Federal Payroll Taxes 

New Hire? Report them to DSHS

Must be done within 20 days of the hire date

Department of Revenue

  • File online - Sales tax reported monthly or quarterly
  • Get tax rates
  • If you want ruling to be binding you need to ask for a written copy.

Business Helps

Columbia Basin Community College Small Business Development Center

Small Business Administration

SCORE - Entrepreneurs get FREE & CONFIDENTIAL business advice from SCORE

What business entity should I be? Here’s a comparison chart and another resource. (Not for official use.)

 

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