License Types
Required by cities and counties to allow a business to legally operate within local boundaries.
What is a Business License?
The level of government that typically issues a Secretary of State registration.
What is the State government?
The legal name under which a company is registered with the state.
What is the Legal Entity Name?
Missing this can result in penalties, late fees, or license suspension.
What is a Renewal Deadline?
When opening the Licenses tab, no licenses appear until you perform this action.
What is selecting filters and clicking Refresh or Search?
License commonly required for businesses that sell physical goods to consumers.
What is a Sales Tax Permit?
The jurisdiction that often issues general business licenses within city limits.
What is a City or Municipal government?
A name used by a company that differs from its legal entity name.
What is a DBA (Doing Business As)?
Annual confirmation of company information required by many states.
What is an Annual Report?
This field records the date a filing is sent to the jurisdiction.
What is Date Submitted?
License typically required for restaurants serving prepared food to the public.
What is a Health Permit?
This jurisdiction may require a business license even when a company operates outside city limits.
What is a County government?
Number issued by the IRS that is commonly requested on license applications.
What is an EIN (Employer Identification Number)?
Documentation frequently requested to verify workers' compensation or general liability coverage.
What is a Certificate of Insurance?
When multiple licenses need the same update, InSys allows this process to update all selected licenses at once.
What is Batch Edit?
License typically required before construction work can begin on a building project.
What is a Building Permit?
Licenses issued by agencies such as the FDA, ATF, or FAA come from this level of government.
What is the Federal government?
The physical location where business activities occur.
What is the Business Address?
The process of bringing an expired license back into good standing.
What is Reinstatement?
This tab is used to store usernames, passwords, security questions, and online filing credentials for a license.
What is the LoginInfo tab?
State-issued authorization allowing regulated occupations such as cosmetologists or contractors to operate.
What is a Professional License?
A company may require licenses from city, county, state, and this additional category when operating internationally.
What is a Foreign Country or International jurisdiction?
Individual designated to receive legal and government notices on behalf of a company.
What is a Registered Agent?
A business's condition when all filings, fees, and requirements are current.
What is Good Standing?
A filer receives an approval from the jurisdiction. Two important fields that should be updated are the filing approval date and this identifier that is assigned by the agency.
What is the License Number?