What state licenses do we need for an Independent home based interior design consultations..

There may be an  interior  design state California business license depending on how far you go in providing the service.. For example, do you do additions and major renovaitons?  If so you need a CA state business license and a CA state contractor's license.

Even though we wll eventually have employees, we will not in the begining.   We are two partners.  Will be offering services to residential home owners who are looking for ideas and direction concerning interior design of their existing living spaces. Business will be based from my home, with travel as required to client's homes for initial inspection of living spaces.

Aside from your standard licenses, you will also need, in all probability, a State of California contractors license

The state of California issues contractor's licenses.  A California state contractor's license requires a test to be taken and a fee to be paid to take the test.   If the test is successfully passed, you will obtain the California  state business license to do major interior consulting and actual work.

07 - Interior design businesses are required to obtain before starting interior design operations:

1. A business tax registration license

2. A DBA assumed business name

3. A federal tax id number if you are a partnership or you want to use it instead of you social security number to open a bank account. Also, note that forming an llc or incorporating eliminates the requirement of getting a dba. It is a good idea to form an llc to avoid personal liability from business transactions.

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Complete our questionaire to determine your needs, fill out our business information form to ensure the speedy processing of your order, and then complete the payment information form and we will begin working on your order imediarely.

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It is important to get the necessary contractors license in the state of California, to reduce your legal liability from unhappy customers and to allow you to increase your advertising profile, as a licensed contractor is more marketable than an unlicensed contractor.

 In addition to state fees for a contractors CA contractors license, all these permits together will cost $279.97