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Local, State & Federal Licensing

All NEW and EXISTING BUSINESSES face regulations by local, state, and federal agencies. The following offices should be contacted to ascertain if any licenses or permits are required for their business.

Alcohol Beverage Control
(A.B.C.)Commission
8005 North Point Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC
(336)896-7033
www.ncabc.com

Articles of Incorporation
(336)727-2903
(919)807-2225

Assumed Name Registration
Forsyth County Register of Deeds
(336)703-2700
State Registration, 919-807-2039

Auto Dealer Information
3637 N. Patterson Avenue
Winston-Salem, NC
(336)761-2286

City Business License 
B.A. Stuart Municipal Building 
Revenue Division
100 East First Street, Suite 121
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
(336)747-6954

City/County Inspections Department   
B.A. Stuart Municipal Building 
100 East First Street, Suite 328
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)727-2628

Day Care Licensing Law
Department of Human Resources
Division of Child Development
319 Chapanoke Road, Suite 120
P. O. Box 29553
Raleigh, NC 27626
(919)662-4527

Federal Income Tax Employee Withholding & Social Security Account Number
Internal Revenue Service
Federal Building, Room 118
251 North Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
1(800)829-1040 

Fire Prevention
W-S Fire Department/Public Safety
725 North Cherry Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)773-7900

Forsyth County Business License 
Forsyth County Government Center
201 N. Chestnut Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)703-2300

Forsyth County Health Department
Environmental Health Division
799 N. Highland Avenue
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
(336)703-3225 

Forsyth County Property Tax
Forsyth County Tax Supervisor
Forsyth County Government Center
P. O. Box 757
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
(336)703-2300

Forsyth County Tax Collector
Forsyth County Government Center
P. O. Box 82
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
(336)703-2300

Free Counseling/Small Business Seminars
Forsyth Technical College
(336)723-0371, Ext. 367 

Home Occupation/Zoning Permits    
B.A. Stuart Municipal Building 
100 East First Street, Suite 328
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)727-2624

Internal Revenue Service
Federal Building, Room 118
251 Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
1(800)829-1040

NC Industrial Commission,
(919)783-4820

NC One Stop License Information
NC Secretary of State
1(800)228-8443

North Carolina State Revenue
Sales/Use Tax Identification Number
Retail and Wholesale Permits/Licenses
State Income and Withholding Tax,
Account Number
8025 North Point Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)896-7024

NC Rate Bureau, 919-783-9790 

Public Convenience Pushcart Peddler's and A.B.C. Permit
City Secretary´s Office
City Hall, Room 150
(336)727-2224

Register of Deeds Office
102 West Third Street, Upper Plaza
P. O. Box 1013
WInston-Salem, NC 27102
(336)727-2903

Secretary of State
Raleigh, NC
1(800)228-8443

Small Business Loans
Development Office
City Hall
101 N. Main Street, Suite 158
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)727-2741  

State Food & Drug Regulations
Food & Drug Protection Division
NC Department of Agriculture
4000 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919)733-3406

Trademark Registration
-  Federal Level, 1-800-786-9199 
-  NC Secretary of State, (919) 807-2162
-  Patents, (202)707-9100

Unemployment Insurance Tax
Employment Security Commission
630 West Sixth Street
Winston-Salem, NC, 27101
(336)761-1700

Workers' Compensation
430 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919)807-2500