Business License
Home-Based Business
Locating
Your Business
Seller's Permit
Federal and State Identification
Numbers
Fictitious Names
Welcome to the City of Fairfield. Our staff is
looking forward to helping you establish your business in Fairfield and
providing you with information on services and regulations.
Business
License
All businesses that operate within the City of Fairfield
are required to obtain a business license. The classification of
businesses and a schedule of business license fees are available at the City web site: Fees and Classifications. If you have questions about
business licenses, please contact us at (707) 428-7509.
Download City of
Fairfield Business License Application.
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Home-Based Businesses
If you operate a
business from your home, you must comply with City Ordinances and
standards. Home-based businesses must be clearly incidental and
accessory to the use of the residence as a home. Operators of home-based
businesses must fill out a Home Occupation Application along with their
business license form. The City charges a Home Occupation permit fee of
$36 in addition to the business license fee and must be submitted with
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Download the Home
Occupation Requirements and Application.
Locating Your
Business
Before you sign a lease, purchase a commercial building,
or begin operating a business from your home, check in with
Fairfield’s Planning Division to make sure that your business is
an acceptable use for that property. To talk to a planner about
the zoning regulations of your planned business site, call (707)
428-7463. They’ll explain where you can locate your type of
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Seller's Permit
You must obtain a
seller's permit if you:
- Are engaged in business in
California
- Intend to sell or lease tangible personal property
that would ordinarily be subject to sales tax if sold at retail
- Will make sales for a temporary period, normally lasting no longer
than 30 days at one or more locations (e.g. fireworks booth, Christmas
tree lots, garage sale).
Both wholesalers and retailers
must apply for a seller's permit. For more information, please call the
State Board of
Equalization Suisun City Field Office at (707) 428-2041. This office
is located at 333 Sunset Avenue, Suite 330, Suisun City, CA 94585.
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Federal and
State Identification Numbers
If you employ workers in your
business, you must have a State Identification Number and a Federal
Employer Identification Number to report employee taxes. For more
information, contact the State Board of Equalization at (800) 338-0505 and
the Internal Revenue
Service at (800) 829-3676.(back
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Fictitious
Names
If you plan to use a fictitious business
name (a name different from your own), you need to check with the Solano County Clerk to make sure that no one else is
using that name. You can contact the County Clerk at (707) 784-7485, 675
Texas Street, Suite 1900, Fairfield, CA 94533.
Other local
organizations which provide advice and/or assistance to businesses in
the area include:
Fairfield-Suisun Chamber of Commerce
1111 Webster Street
Fairfield, CA 94533
(707)
425-4625
Solano County Small Business Development Center
424-C Executive Court North
Fairfield, CA 94534
(707)
864-3382
Solano Economic Development Corporation (Solano
EDC)
424-C Executive Court North
Fairfield, CA 94534
(707) 864-1855
Other helpful links for people or businesses new to Fairfield:
Secretary of State Web Site
Fairfield-Suisun
Unified School District
Travis Unified School District
Solano County
Library
Solano
Community College
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