This is a slide show on how to license a restaurant.

1. Casey Anderson
Ms. Tanner
April 29, 2013
How to License a Restaurant

2. Introduction
 This will show the basic steps for licensing a
restaurant.
 Restaurants these days are not hard to form, and
can be very profitable
 All of these steps are necessary to run a legal
restaurant.

3. Step 1
 Create a business structure
 Sole proprietorship, general
partnership, corporation, limited liability corporation
(LLC)
 Send registration to Delaware Division of
Corporations
 You will also need to have a name
 $75 fee

4. Step 2
 Apply for restaurant business license with the Clerk of
the Circuit Court’s office in the county of which the
restaurant will be in.
 You will also find the correct forms to fill out for the
Division of Revenue, Division of Unemployment
Insurance, And Office of Workers Compensation.
 For us it’s the superior court in Georgetown.

5. Step 3
 Request Employer Identification Number (EIN)
with IRS to establish tax account
 Corporations are required to file an annual report
and pay franchise taxes
 Partnerships and LLCs do not need to file annual
reports but do need to pay an annual tax of $250
 This is done online

6. Step 4
 Apply for liquor license
(if needed)
 Be sure to have signs
up in your restaurant
that your are waiting
approval of your liquor
license.

7. References
 https://onestop.delaware.gov/osbrlpublic/