Santa Clara County Assesor's Office

New Business Questionnaire

Step One

Step Two

Step Three

Summary

Step 1: Search for your business

1. Owner's Legal Name

2. “Doing Business As” name if different from No. 1

City Business License #

Federal Employer ID

BOE Reseller Tax ID

Step 2: Location (situs) of business. (Street Address and city in Santa Clara County)

Street Address

Apt., Suite, etc.

City

State

Postal Code

Mailing Address - If different from Location (situs) of business

Mailing Address is the same as Location (situs) of business

Street Address

Apt., Suite, etc.

City

State / Region

Postal Code

Country

Step 3: Contact and Business Information

5. Contact Name

5b. Contact Business Phone Number

5c. Email Address

6. Date business began at this location

7. Date business began in Santa Clara County (if different from No. 6)

8. If you purchased an existing business, Please indicate the prior owner's name

9. If the business is already being reported to the Assessor's Office, please indicate the Assessor's Account number here

10. Ownership Type

11. Description of Business: (Such as machine shop, beauty salon, retail clothing store, consultant, accountant, dentist, physician, electronic manufacturer)

12. Estimated total cost of all equipment used in your business. Please include machinery and equipment, tools, furniture, computers, leasehold improvement etc., (NOTE: Do not include licensed vehicles, business inventory or software). Cost data is typically part of the information required to be reported annually on the Business Property Statement and is the basis for determining the assessable value of your business property.

Questionnaire Summary

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