District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs

The District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs governs all District of Columbia business filings. Whether it’s a District of Columbia corporation, District of Columbia LLC, District of Columbia nonprofit, or any type of business entity; you create or register your company with the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.

District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs

Contact info:
Voice: (202)442-4400

Mailing Address:
Corporations Division
P.O. Box 92300
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20090

Physical Address:
941 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002

For Overnight Delivery send to:
Corporate Bank of America
Attention: D.C. Government
Wholesale Lockbox # 92300
Mail code MD4-301-18-04
18th floor
225 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

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You can start your District of Columbia business yourself, but if you would like help doing so, you can sign up for our business formation services.

Pros

• The great thing about doing business in DC, is that there are ton of people that all make a lot of money needing services.

Cons

• Outside of that, as anyone would guess, doing business in DC is a nightmare.  Everything costs more and is harder to get accomplished.  There are literally hundreds of agencies regulating businesses in DC.
• The worst part of doing business in DC, is having to deal with the DCRA, and then having to deal with the business licensing departments.