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Local, State, and Federal Business Licensing

All new and existing businesses face regulations by local, state, and federal agencies. Contact any of these offices for help in aquiring the licenses and/or permits your business may need.

Alcoholic Beverage License
3127 Starlight Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27107
(336)788-7141
Triad ABC
ABC permits (919)779-0700

Articles of Incorporation
(919)807-2225

Business Name Registration

Register of Deeds
Forsyth County Government Center
201 N. Chestnut Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)703-2700
Register of Deeds

NC Secretary of State
P. O. Box 29622
Raleigh, NC 27626
(919)807-2225 Corporations Div.
Corporations - NC Sec. of State 
NC Sec. of State

Register of Deeds North Carolina Assoc.
NC Register of Deeds Assoc.

Day Care Licensing
NC Division of Child Development/NCDHHS
2201 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2201
(800)859-0829
NC Child Care

Environmental Health Division (Food)
Forsyth County Health Department
799 N. Highland Avenue
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)703-3225
Public Health - Forsyth Co.

Food & Drug Protection Division
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
4000 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919)733-7366
http://www.ncagr.gov/fooddrug/

North Carolina Industrial Commission
(919)807-2501
(800)688-8349

North Carolina Rate Bureau
(919)783-9790
NC Rate Bureau

Small Business Center
601 W. Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)631-1320, 631-1167
Small Business Center

Small Business Loans
City of Winston-Salem Development Office
101 N. Main Street, Suite 158
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)747-7472
Development Office - City of W-S

Unemployment Insurance Tax
Employment Security Commission
450 W. Hanes Mill Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
(919)707-1150
NC Employment Security Comm.

Workers' Compensation
NC Industrial Commission
(800)688-8349
NC Worker's Compensation

updated 1/20/2009
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Auto Dealer Information
NCDMV License &  Theft Bureau
3637 N. Patterson Avenue
Winston-Salem NC 27105
(336)761-2286
NC DMV

Business License
City of Winston-Salem, Revenue
Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building
100 E. First Street, Suite 121
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)747-6954
Business section - City of W-S

mail to:
P. O. Box 2756
Winston-Salem, NC 27102

Business Service Center
One-Stop Source
NC Secretary of State
(800)228-8443
NC Dept. of Commerce

Fire Permits and Inspections
City of Winston-Salem Fire Dept.
725 N. Cherry Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)773-7900
City of W-S Fire Dept.

Inspections Division
Home Occupation Permit/Zoning
City of Winston-Salem Inspections
Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building
100 E. First Street, Suite 328
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)727-2628
Inspections - City of W-S

Internal Revenue Service
Federal Tax ID number
U.S. I.R.S. Local Office
1677 Westbrook Plaza, Suite 160
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
336-659-2740
(800)829-4933
Internal Revenue Service

Permits - City of Winston-Salem
Forms online
Forms - City of W-S

Tax Collections

Sales and Use Tax NC
8025 North Point Blvd, Suite 250
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
State Revenue office NC
(877)252-3052
NC Dept. of Revenue

Forsyth County Tax Collector
201 N. Chestnut Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)703-2300 
Business Taxes - Forsyth Co.

Trademark Registration

NC Secretary of State
(919)807-2162

Federal Patent & Trademark Office
(202)707-9100 Patent Office
(800)786-9199 Trademark Office
Fed. Patent and Trademarks