UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
Checklist for starting a New Enterprise
GREENE COUNTY
The entrepreneur must consider more than the specific activities – production, marketing, accounting, and distribution – before starting a business. He or she must also consider the legal environment and government regulations of business and the related forms necessary to consider when going into business:
- Consult an attorney regarding the legal requirements of setting up and operating your business.
- Consult an accountant regarding the financial requirements of setting up and operating your business.
- Register the name of the business with the state (Fictitious Name Application).
- Make appropriate applications for licenses to operate in desired states.
- Obtain federal employer identification number (SS – 4).
- Apply for state workmen’s compensation and unemployment insurance.
- Determine applicable job safety and health regulations.
- Apply for local business licenses.
- Business Privilege License & Tax
- Earned Income Tax Registration
- Federal Employer Identification Number
- Employer Statement Unemployment Tax Identification Number/Fayette -Greene
- Pennsylvania Sales Tax Licenses/Washington –Greene - Fayette
- Federal Income Tax & Social Security Tax Withholdings
- Unemployment Compensation
- Worker’s Compensation
- Registration of Fictitious Name
- Entrepreneurial Assistance Office
- Other State Assistance/Requirements Phone Numbers
- Greene County Contacts for Licensure and Zoning
Required in Carmichaels Borough and Waynesburg Borough.
CONTACT:
Mary Lewis
200 South Market Street
Carmichaels, PA
(724) 966-5506
Waynesburg Borough
90 East High St.
Waynesburg, PA 15370
(724) 627-8111
Hours: 8:00 – 4:00
Every new business must register.
Keystone Collections Group
546 Wendle Road
Irwin, Pa 15642
(724) 978-0300 Fax (724) 978-0339
Handles earned income tax for Greene County except for:
Carmichaels School District
Cumberland Township
Carmichaels Borough
Occupational Privilege Tax – Varies by local, verify by contacting Bureau.
Pick up SS-4 Form at: Internal Revenue Service
162 West Chestnut St.
Washington, PA 15301
Or Internet: www.irs.ustreas.gov
Or call 1 (800) 829-3676 to have SS-4 Form mailed to you.
When you file this form you will automatically receive all other federal tax forms and
instructions required for a new business. Your federal EIN will also be used as your
Pennsylvania Employer Identification Number.
Contact: Field Accounting Service
32 Iowa St.
Uniontown, PA 15401
(724) 439-7230
Request the PA-100 Combined Registration Forms & Instructions
Contact: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
George Stewart Building
75 East Maiden St. – Room 204
Washington, PA 15301
(724) 223-4550
Or Internet: www.PaOpen4Business.state.pa.us
Or: 1 (800) 362-2050
(If employing one or more people)
Contact: IRS 1 (800) TAX-1040 for information
IRS 1 (800) TAX-FORM to order forms or publications
Or Internet: www.irs.ustreas.gov
If employing one or more people.
Request the PA-100 Combined Registration Forms & Instructions
Contact: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
George Stewart Building
75 East Maiden St. – Room 204
Washington, PA 15301
(724) 223-4550
Or Internet: www.PaOpen4Business.state.pa.us
Or: 1 (800) 362-2050
If employing one or more people.
Contact: Private Insurance Carrier
Or State Workmen’s Insurance Fund (SWIF) (717) 963-4635
Or Participate in a group self-insurance fund approved by the PA Department of
Labor & Industry (717) 783-4476
Contact: Department of State Corporation Bureau
P.O. Box 8722
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722
(717) 787-1057
Or Internet: Home | PA Business One-Stop Shop
Before or after registering a fictitious name, you will be required to place an advertisement in two newspaper; i.e., one of general circulation in the county in which your business will be located as well as one in a legal paper in that same county.
Local Publications:
Greene County Messenger: (724) 852-2251
Observer-Reporter: (724) 222-2200 or 1 (800) 222-6397
Legal Journal:
The Greene Reports: (724) 627-9118
Call with specific business-related questions at (800) 280-3801 or (717) 783 – 5700.
Sales Tax Questions
(Taxability of an item)
(717) 787 – 6229
Sales Tax Licensing
(717) 787 – 6229
Corporate Taxes
(Rate & Base Changes)
(717) 783 – 6035
Fictitious Name Search
(717) 787 – 1057
Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs
(717) 787 – 8503
Dept of Ag – Food & Sanitation Inspector
(Greene, Washington & Fayette Counties)
(724) 443-1585
Revised 05/24/2010 VMI
Sales Tax Questions
(On a Sales Tax Account)
(717) 782 – 8839
Employer Registration
(717) 783- 8839
Corporation Bureau
(717) 787 – 1057
Office Licensing Board
(717) 787 – 8503
Charitable Organization Outreach
(717) 783 – 1720
Aleppo Twp. Office
(724)428-5147
Carmichaels Boro. Office
(724)966-5506
$52 Annual Business License
Center Twp. Office
(724)499-5487
Clarksville Boro. Office
(724)377-0155
Cumberland Twp. Zoning Office
(724)966-8980
Dunkard Twp. Office
(724)839-7273
Franklin Twp. Zoning Office
(724)627-5473
Zoning Approval
Freeport Twp. Office
(724)451-8390
Gilmore Twp. Office
(724)447-2005
Gray Twp. Office
(724)428-9878
Greene Twp Office
(724)966-5765
Greensboro Boro. Office
(724)943-3612
Jackson Twp. Office
(724)499-5713
Jefferson Boro. Zoning Office
(724)883-2774
Junk Yard License
Jefferson Twp. Zoning Office
(724)322-2166
Zoning Permit
Monongahela Twp. Office
(724)943-3935
Morgan Twp. Office
(724)883-2150
Morris Twp. Zoning Office
(724)428-4204
Zoning Approval
Perry Twp. Office
(724)324-2861
Rices Landing Boro. Office
(724)592-6055
Richhill Twp. Office
(724)428-4465
Spring Hill Twp. Office
(724)447-2455
Washington Twp. Office
(724)627-6471
Wayne Twp. Office
(724)435-7316
Waynesburg Boro. Office
(724)627-8111
$127 Business Privilege Permit
Zoning Permit
Whiteley Twp. Office
(724)852-2168
For additional information you can contact:
Zach Patton
Management Consultant
University of Pittsburgh Small Business Development
(724) 627-9054