Illinois Small Business Guide
Everything you need to know about running a small business in Illinois — insurance requirements, licensing, formation, taxes, and more.
Illinois-Specific Guides
- hubIllinois small business guide
- Workers' CompensationIllinois workers comp requirements
- business-licenseIllinois business license requirements
- llchow to form an LLC in Illinois
- Sales TaxIllinois sales tax rates & rules
- minimum-wageIllinois minimum wage
- overtimeIllinois overtime rules
- sick-leaveIllinois paid sick leave requirements
- required-benefitsIllinois required employee benefits
General Guides (All States)
- Workers' Compensationworkers compensation insurance by state
- General Liabilitygeneral liability insurance
- Commercial Autocommercial auto insurance
- Professional Liabilityprofessional liability / E&O insurance
- Business Owners Policybusiness owners policy (BOP)
- business-licensebusiness license requirements by state
- DBA RegistrationDBA / fictitious name registration
- home-businesshome-based business permits
- Business FormationLLC vs S-Corp — which is right for you?
- Business Formationhow to form an LLC (state-by-state)
- Business Formationhow to get an EIN (free from IRS)
- Business Formationsole proprietorship vs LLC
- Business Formationregistered agent — what it is and do you need one?
- Business Formationannual report & franchise tax by state
- Business Formationhow to form an S-Corp
- Business Formationoperating agreement template (free)
- Sales Taxsales tax rates & rules by state
- Quarterly Taxesquarterly estimated taxes — when and how to pay
- State Income Taxstate income tax for businesses
- deductionsbusiness tax deductions checklist
- 1099-w21099 vs W-2 — when to use each
- no-income-taxno income tax states for businesses
- minimum-wageminimum wage by state
- Payroll & HRhow to set up payroll for a small business
- Payroll & HRpayroll taxes — what employers owe
- Payroll & HRnew hire reporting requirements
- Payroll & HRdirect deposit laws by state
- Payroll & HRpay stub requirements by state
- Payroll & HRpayroll frequency requirements
- overtimeovertime rules by state
- sick-leavepaid sick leave requirements by state
- Employment Lawmeal & rest break laws by state
- Employment Lawat-will employment — what it means
- Employment LawFMLA — who qualifies and how it works
- Employment Lawanti-discrimination laws for employers
- Employment Lawemployee vs independent contractor
- required-benefitsrequired employee benefits by state
- Employee Benefitssmall business health insurance options
- Employee Benefits401(k) for small business — setup and costs
- Employee BenefitsCOBRA — when it applies and what it costs
- Employee Benefitsworkers comp as an employee benefit
- Employee BenefitsPTO policies — what's required vs optional
- toolsLLC cost calculator by state
- toolsemployee vs contractor classification quiz
- toolstrue cost of an employee calculator
- toolsLLC vs S-Corp vs sole proprietorship quiz
- toolsbusiness compliance checklist generator
- toolsbusiness license & permit lookup
- toolsbusiness startup cost estimator
- toolscompare states for business
- toolsbusiness filing deadline tracker
- toolsS-Corp tax savings calculator
- toolstake-home pay calculator by state
- toolsprofit margin calculator
- toolsfree employee handbook builder
- toolsfree business plan builder
- toolsfree offer letter generator
- toolsfree business proposal generator
- toolsfree NDA generator — create non-disclosure agreements
- toolsfree independent contractor agreement generator
- toolsfree balance sheet template — generate & download as PDF
- toolsfree LLC operating agreement generator — state-specific
- toolsnon-compete agreement checker by state — enforceability guide
- toolsfree paycheck calculator — salary to take-home pay by state
- toolsfree W-4 withholding calculator — how to fill out your W-4
- toolsfree workers comp cost estimator by state & industry
- toolsfree section 179 deduction calculator — equipment write-off
- toolsfree business tax deduction finder by industry
- toolsSOC 2 cost calculator
- toolsSOC 2 readiness self-assessment
- toolswhich compliance framework quiz
- toolsgovernment certification eligibility quiz
- soc-2SOC 2 compliance guide for small business
- soc-2SOC 2 Type 1 vs Type 2 comparison
- soc-2Vanta vs Drata comparison
- certificationSBA 8(a) Business Development Program guide
- certificationHUBZone certification guide
- certificationWOSB/EDWOSB certification guide
- certificationSDVOSB & VOSB certification guide
- certificationDBE certification guide
- certificationMBE/WBE/MWBE certification guide
- certificationSAM.gov registration guide