Business Name or Address Change

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    You can update your business information online with the Department of Finance (DOF).

    New York State registration requirements include:

    • Partnerships must register with the County Clerk's Office where the business is located.
    • A sole proprietorship (under a name other than your own, such as a trade name or an assumed name or "doing business as") must register with the County Clerk's Office where the business is located.
    • Corporations must register with the Secretary of State, Department of State, in Albany.

    Federal Employer ID Number (EIN)  

    By federal law, corporations, partnerships, and certain sole proprietorships must have an Employer Identification Number (EIN) to use as a taxpayer identification number. No additional identifying number is required to do business in New York City; the EIN assigned by the IRS is accepted.

    To apply for an EIN, use Federal Form SS-4, which is available online.

    Online

    Update business information with Department of Finance.

    Update business information with Department of State.

    By Phone

    Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

    Businesses licensed by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) must get approval from DCWP when relocating. If you do not report the change of address, you are breaking the law and may get fined for every day you fail to make the update. 

    Some types of businesses must submit additional documentation, and some must submit a new application when they relocate.

    You can submit a Change of Address request online or in person.

    Online

    Submit a Change of Address or Name request.

    In Person

    You can get help at the DCWP Licensing Center and NYC Small Business Support Center. An appointment is required.

    You can schedule an appointment at:

    • DCWP Licensing Center
      42 Broadway
      New York, NY 10004
      Mon - Thu: 8 AM - 4 PM; last appointment at 3:30 PM
       
    • NYC Small Business Support Center
      90-27 Sutphin Boulevard, 4th Floor
      Jamaica, NY 11435
      Mon - Thu: 8 AM - 4 PM; last appointment at 3:30 PM

    Schedule by Email

    LicensingAppointments@dcwp.nyc.gov

    Schedule by Phone

    • Agency: Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
    • Division: Licensing Appointment Line
    • Phone Number: (212) 436-0441
    • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 4 PM

    If your Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP)-licensed business changed its business or trade ("doing business as") name, you must report the change to the DCWP. You may get fined for every day that you do not make the update. 

    You can submit a business name change request to DCWP only after you have:

    • Filed a Certificate of Amendment with the New York State Department of State and received approval
    • Obtained an updated business certificate based on your business's legal structure

    Online

    Submit a Change of Address or Name request.

    In Person

    You can get help at the DCWP Licensing Center and NYC Small Business Support Center. An appointment is required.

    You can schedule an appointment at:

    • DCWP Licensing Center
      42 Broadway
      New York, NY 10004
      Mon - Thu: 8 AM - 4 PM; last appointment at 3:30 PM
       
    • NYC Small Business Support Center
      90-27 Sutphin Boulevard, 4th Floor
      Jamaica, NY 11435
      Mon - Thu: 8 AM - 4 PM; last appointment at 3:30 PM

    Schedule by Email

    LicensingAppointments@dcwp.nyc.gov

    Schedule by Phone

    • Agency: Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
    • Division: Licensing Appointment Line
    • Phone Number: (212) 436-0441
    • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 4 PM

    If you operate one of the businesses listed below, you must submit a new application if you relocate the business:

    • Electronic Cigarette Retail Dealer
    • Commercial Lessor
    • Garage, Parking Lot, Combo Garage and Parking Lot
    • Home Improvement Contractor
    • Newsstand
    • Secondhand Dealer Auto
    • Sidewalk Café
    • Tobacco Retail Dealer

    Visit the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection website.

    The following types of businesses are licensed by DCWP:

    • Bingo Game Operators and Commercial Lessors
    • Booting Companies 
    • Car Washes
    • Construction Labor Providers
    • Dealers in Products for the Disabled 
    • Debt Collection Agencies 
    • Electronic and Home Appliance Service Dealers 
    • Electronic Cigarette Retail Dealers
    • Electronics Stores 
    • Employment Agencies 
    • Games of Chance
    • Garages and Parking Lots 
    • General Vendors and Distributors 
    • Home Improvement Contractors
    • Horse Drawn Cab Owners and Drivers 
    • Laundries (industrial, industrial delivery) 
    • Locksmiths and Apprentices 
    • Newsstands (all types)
    • Pawnbrokers 
    • Pedicab Businesses and Drivers
    • Process Serving Agencies and Process Server Individuals
    • Scale Dealers and Repairers 
    • Scrap Metal Processors 
    • Secondhand Dealers of Automobiles 
    • Secondhand Dealers 
    • Sightseeing Buses and Guides
    • Stoop Line Stands 
    • Storage Warehouses 
    • Temporary Street Fair Vendors
    • Third-Party Food Delivery Services
    • Ticket Seller Businesses and Individuals
    • Tobacco Retail Dealers
    • Tow Truck Companies and Tow Truck Drivers

    Learn more about DCWP-licensed businesses.

    You can get help if your business is licensed by DCWP and you have questions about changing an address or name.

    By Email

    Email onlineappsdocs@dcwp.nyc.gov.

    By Phone

    • Agency: Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
    • Division: Licensing Center
    • Phone Number: (212) 487-4104
    • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 4 PM

    Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

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