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State Offices
The state offices listed below are all involved with various business requirements and regulations.  The type of business you are conducting will determine which of these you need to contact.  Some of these offices, such as the Franchise Tax Board, are relevant to every type of business.
 
Alcohol and Beverage Control Department
411 East Canon Perdido
Santa Barbara. CA  93103
805-564-7717

Board of Equalization, Sales and Use Tax
District Business Office
4820 McGrath Street, Suite 260
Ventura, CA  93003-7778
805-677-2700
800-400-7115

       Contact this office to obtain a California Seller's Permit
       and/or a Resale Certificate.

Center for International Trade Development  (Based at Oxnard College)
4000 South Rose Avenue
Oxnard, CA  93033
805-986-5896

Contractors State License Board
800-321-2752

    Contact this board for Licensing-Consumer Information

Employment Development Department    
4820 McGrath St.
Ventura, CA 93003
805-654-4506
www.edd.ca.gov

      Disability Insurance Claims
      800-480-3287

      Employment Tax Information Center  1-877-547-4503
      (First contact for a new business) 
      Free Payroll tax forms:  call toll free 1-888-745-3886
      Publications and Information

      Job Service
             Oxnard, Western Ventura County 
             635 S. Ventura Road, Oxnard
             805-382-8610

             Simi Valley, Eastern Ventura County
             980 Enchanted Way, Ste.105, Simi Valley
             805-526-6349

             Unemployment Insurance claims (Done by phone)
             800-300-5616

Franchise Tax Board
(No office in Ventura)
www.ftb.ca.gov
800-852-5711
       Los Angeles Office
       300 S. Spring St.
       Los Angeles, CA 90013

       This is the California state tax office, for both personal and 
       corporate taxes. 
       For information and forms call: 800-338-0505

Department of Industrial Relations
Division: Labor Standards Enforcement
411 East Canon Perdido
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-568-1222

       Provides information on wage claims, minimum wages,
       overtime, and working conditions

Division: Occupational Safety and Health (CALOSHA)
1655 Mesa Verde Avenue
Ventura, CA 93003
805-654-4581

        For Compliance Literature call: 800-963-9424
     
Division: Workman's Compensation
2220 East Gonzales Road, Suite 100
Oxnard, CA 93030 
805-485-2533

        For information and assistance call: 805-485-3528
                 
State Compensation Insurance Fund
2901 North Ventura Boulevard
Oxnard, CA 93030
805-988-5200

Department of Transportation
CALTRANS
Ventura County Area Permits and Operations
District 7 Satellite Office  
950 County Square Drive                   
Ventura, CA  93003-5442
805-650-7179

 
 
 
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