State Agencies and State Laws You Need to Know About

Businesses must pay taxes in the state or states where they do business. State taxes include income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, and employment taxes.

Secretary of State websites

States which have laws regarding family medical leave laws and how they differ from U.S. federal FMLA law.

Lists U.S. states which have different Section 179 deductions than those of the federal government.

Information on state foreclosure laws including common terms.

Here are some state agencies you need to know about.

Here is a great resource for state laws, by subject.

The website of your state's secretary of state has a lot of information you can use for your business.

Find information on taxes in your state by using this listing of state departments of revenue

Employers need to know the minimum wage laws in their state or states. Here is a resource to provide this information for each state.

Each U.S. state has an office of economic development. Here is more information on what you will find at the website of this office for your state.

State sales tax rates

Here is a list of state employment laws that can affect your business.

If you do business in more than one state, you may have to pay income taxes and sales taxes in each of those states. Learn about income tax nexus, about domestic and foreign companies, and about sales tax nexus.

State requirements for new hires.

State payroll taxes that you need to know about, including state income tax withholding, state unemployment taxes, state worker's compensation, and state disability taxes.

The process required to amend articles of incorporation, beginning with board approval, then approval of shareholders and notification of state secretary of state.

How to treat unclaimed property, including unclaimed paychecks, for accounting purposes, and how to comply with state laws that require businesses to turn over unclaimed property or unclaimed paychecks to the state.