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(These steps do not necessarily have to be followed in order.)
□ Request criminal history
background checks from the Iowa Division of Criminal
Investigation or issuing authority in owners’ state of
residence.
All owners of corporations and
partnerships, and all sole proprietors and their spouses
must submit background checks.
□ Establish legal status
of your proposed business.
$ Corporation or Limited
Partnership (file with Iowa Secretary of State)
$ Partnership
(file trade name document with County Recorder)
□
Have premise approved. Contact
City of Ames Inspection Division about:
$
building inspection
$
fire code inspection
$
zoning code compliance
$ sanitation
inspection and food establishment
license
□ Contact insurance agent
to arrange for dram shop liability coverage. Ask about an
endorsement for the outdoor service area, if included in your
plans.
□ Submit E-application to
Alcoholic Beverages Division. (Note: be sure to select the
company providing your insurance coverage – NOT the name of your
local agent.)
□ Take the following to
the Ames City Clerk:
$ e-application
signature page;
$ sketch
of premises on 8.5 x 11 white paper (including the outdoor
service area, if applicable);
$ signed
lease or purchase agreement;
$ background check
responses (if they were returned to you).
□ Apply for other required
permits and licenses:
$ Federal
Employer Identification Number (Internal Revenue Service);
$ Federal
Special Occupational Tax permit (Dept. of Treasury, Tax & Trade;
Bureau)
$ Iowa
State Sales Tax permit (Iowa Department of Revenue & Finance).
City of
Ames
515 Clark Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
City Clerk’s Office: 239-5105
Inspections Division: 239-5153
http://www.cityofames.org
Iowa
Department of Commerce, Alcoholic Beverages Division
1918 SE Hulsizer
Blvd.
Ankeny, IA 50021
phone: 515-281-7400 or 866-469-2223
fax: 515-281-7375
http://www.IowaABD.com or
https://elicensing.iowaabd.com
Criminal History Background Checks (for Iowa residents only):
Iowa Division of
Criminal Investigation, Bureau of Identification
215 E. 7th Street | Des Moines, IA 50319
phone: (515) 725-6066
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/DCI/Records_Ident/obtain_records.shtml
Employer Identification Number
(EIN)
File an application on Internal Revenue Service Form SS-4 for
this number.
Call (800) 829-4933 or file electronically at:
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html
Federal
Special Occupational Tax Permit
(tax stamp):
United States Dept. of the Treasury, Tax & Trade Bureau
National Revenue Center
Call (800) 937-8864 or download Form 5630.5 from:
http://www.ttb.gov/taxes_and_permits/fed_tax_stamp.htm
Note: Effective July 1, 2005,
payment of Special Occupational Tax by retailers was suspended
through June 30, 2008. Retailers are still required to send in
the registration, with zero tax liability. You will NOT receive
the stamp; instead, a list of registered businesses will be sent
to the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division.
Food
Establishment License:
City of Ames Health Inspector/Sanitarian (Kevin Anderson)
515 Clark Avenue
phone: (515) 239-5153
http://www.cityofames.org/InspectionsWeb/InspectionsHome.htm
Iowa
State Sales Tax Permit:
Iowa Department of
Revenue & Finance
phone: (515) 281-3114 or (800) 367-3388
http://www.state.ia.us/tax/business
Registering a Corporation to do business in Iowa:
Iowa Secretary of
State (Michael Mauro)
phone: (515) 281-5204
http://www.sos.state.ia.us/
Trade
Name Filing:
Story County
Recorder (Susan Van de Kamp)
phone: 382-7231
http://www.storycounty.com/ |
