Starting a Business in Wichita Falls: Licenses, Registrations & Checklist
A step-by-step plan to open a business in Wichita Falls: what to file first, what depends on what, and which permits come before opening day. Change the business details to fit yours.
Permits and registrations specific to Wichita Falls, TX
- Local permits — Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas · City or county: Wichita Falls / Wichita County (city)
- Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Wichita Falls · Wichita Falls (Wichita County) building department (city)
- Form the business: Texas Secretary of State
- Register for state taxes: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
- Register as an employer: Texas Workforce Commission
Startup sequence and prerequisites in Wichita Falls
Based on your selections, this plan has 10 steps. What you file first decides what you can do next: later registrations and licenses wait on the ones below.
Do these first
- Maintain a registered agent in Texas
- File formation documents with the Texas Secretary of State
- Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Then, once those are done
- Register for and file Texas entity-level taxes — after: Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- Notify residents and regulators of a data breach within 60 days (Texas) — after: Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- Local permits — Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas — after: Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Wichita Falls — after: Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
No fee amounts are known for this plan yet.
Total incomplete: some fees unknown
9 of 10 steps have no fee amount in our data. The figures above count only the 1 step with a recorded fee. Check each agency's fee schedule.
Common questions about Wichita Falls
The state licenses your industry through its own regulator, and the city and county add local permits. These are the authorities and local items on record for Wichita Falls:
- Real estate licensing: Texas Real Estate Commission
- Alcohol licensing: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
- Child care licensing: Texas HHSC, Child Care Regulation
- Health facility licensing: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- Local permits — Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas (City or county: Wichita Falls / Wichita County, city)
- Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Wichita Falls (Wichita Falls (Wichita County) building department, city)
With your current selections, the licenses and permits are: Local permits — Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas; Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Wichita Falls. Change the industry above to see yours.
Sources: sos.state.tx.us, comptroller.texas.gov, twc.texas.gov
Formation comes first; tax, license and employer registrations wait on it. In your plan the first steps are:
- Maintain a registered agent in Texas
- File formation documents with the Texas Secretary of State
- Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Sources: sos.state.tx.us, comptroller.texas.gov
No fee amounts are recorded for your plan yet.
Steps without a recorded fee are not counted, so check each agency's fee schedule before you budget.
Sources: sos.state.tx.us, comptroller.texas.gov
In your plan for Wichita Falls, requirements come from four levels. Texas sets formation, state taxes and employer rules; the city and county add local licenses and taxes.
- Federal (2): Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN); File federal income tax return: Form 1040 with Schedule C
- State (5): Maintain a registered agent in Texas; File Franchise Tax Report and Public Information Report (Texas); Register for and file Texas entity-level taxes; File the annual unclaimed property holder report (Texas)…
- City (2): Local permits — Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas; Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Wichita Falls
Sources: sos.state.tx.us, comptroller.texas.gov
- Register for unemployment insurance with Texas Workforce Commission.
- Workers' compensation: Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation. Required when: Optional for most private employers (mandatory for public contractors)
Sources: twc.texas.gov, twc.texas.gov