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Start Uber in Indiana: full reference guide

Use this page when you want the complete dense version: all sections, all appendices, and the full official source directory in one scrollable reference surface.

Last verified: April 29, 2026 Reference mode Dense appendix

Built from reviewed public pages for Indiana, IRS, FinCEN, Indianapolis, Uber. Use it as a first-pass guide, then verify the official links that match your setup.

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  1. Use the fast-answer and official-links sections first if you only need the main route and source trail.
  2. Open the entity, setup, tax, and local sections only where your exact launch path actually branches.
  3. Use the full source directory last as the appendix, not the starting point, unless you already know the exact agency task.
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Start here Fast answer If you want to drive with Uber in Indiana, the current safest launch order is: Everyone 5 steps

If you want to drive with Uber in Indiana, the current safest launch order is:

  1. Choose your setup: sole proprietorship vs single-member LLC.
  2. Get your federal and Indiana basics in place before relying on the app.
  3. Keep the Indianapolis local branch separate from the IND airport branch.
  4. Complete Uber signup, documents, screening, vehicle, insurance, and payout setup.
  5. Start with ordinary rides and treat airport-heavy or premium lanes as separate branches.

Practical first-launch recommendation

For a first launch, the lowest-friction path is still:

keep the business model in ordinary solo rides,

keep the legal shell simple,

keep the local city branch separate from airport rules,

and close the live Uber onboarding and address reality before you count on the work.

Avoid these first-launch mistakes

  • Treating the TNC company permit as if it creates a solo-driver filing requirement.
  • Treating the absence of a solo-driver permit as if there are no Indiana insurance or legal boundaries at all.
  • Ignoring the Indianapolis zoning branch because the work feels app-based instead of location-based.

Indiana-specific friction

Indiana's useful statewide TNC record lives in a tax and permit bulletin rather than in a single polished consumer rideshare page, so it is easy to miss if you only search for startup checklists.

  • Indiana's useful statewide TNC record lives in a tax and permit bulletin rather than in a single polished consumer rideshare page, so it is easy to miss if you only search for startup checklists.
  • The company permit does not turn into a solo-driver permit, but the insurance floor and driver-versus-carrier boundary still matter.
  • Indianapolis zoning and home-occupation questions are concrete enough that a real home base there should stay explicit.
  • Because the key statewide TNC guidance sits inside a Department of Revenue bulletin, founders can misread a tax document as if it were irrelevant to launch operations.

Uber-specific friction

The broad Uber onboarding lane is stable, but the live market screen still controls exact vehicle fit and account status.

  • The broad Uber onboarding lane is stable, but the live market screen still controls exact vehicle fit and account status.
  • IND is a separate airport lane with its own staging lot, pickup zone, and departures-level dropoff rules.
  • Payout and recordkeeping feel optional until the founder starts relying on airport trips and mileage-heavy work without a clean bank and tax setup.

Insurance reality

Indiana's TNC bulletin closes the company-versus-driver boundary and the liability floor, but it does not replace the need to confirm that the actual vehicle and policy still fit rideshare use.

  • Indiana's TNC bulletin closes the company-versus-driver boundary and the liability floor, but it does not replace the need to confirm that the actual vehicle and policy still fit rideshare use.
  • The clean beginner move is to pair the DOR bulletin, the live market screen, and a direct insurer check instead of relying on only one of them.
Back to top Next: Quick-start checklist
Checklist Quick-start checklist Use the research-backed checklist groups before you spend, before your first sale, and before launch goes live. Everyone 3 groups

Do these before you spend money

  • Pick your entity.
  • Pick your business name.
  • Start with ordinary solo rides, not airport-heavy or premium-lane assumptions.
  • Keep the Indianapolis city branch separate from the IND airport branch from the beginning.
  • Keep storefront, resale, and seller-permit logic out of this lane unless fresh state sources make them relevant.
  • Do not widen motor-carrier or direct-sales registration logic into a founder-side rideshare filing list without a source-backed reason.
  • Do not buy or switch vehicles until the live Uber vehicle screen for your market closes cleanly.

Do these before your first trip

  • Form the business or close the county assumed-name branch if needed.
  • Get an EIN if it makes banking and tax administration cleaner.
  • Open a dedicated business bank account.
  • Confirm whether your actual business base creates an Indianapolis zoning or home-occupation follow-up.
  • Create the Uber driver account, upload documents, and clear screening.

Do these before you depend on the work

  • Confirm the account is fully active.
  • Confirm the car is eligible and properly insured.
  • Confirm your payout bank details.
  • Re-check the current IND staging, pickup, and dropoff rules before relying on airport trips.
Back to top Next: Official links you will use first
Choose your setup Entity choice Compare the sole-proprietor and single-member LLC paths before banking, tax setup, and platform onboarding. Everyone 2 options

Sole proprietor

Best for: Best if you want the cheapest and simplest start.

What it means

Why someone chooses it

Main downside:

single-member LLC

Best for: Best if you want a cleaner long-term shell.

What it means

Why someone chooses it

Main downside:

Back to top Next: What to do in order
Main path What to do in order The full end-to-end setup path, kept in the same order as the researched guide. Everyone 14 steps

  1. Step 1: Choose the lowest-risk service lane

    Main guide step 1

    Start with:

    • ordinary personal-vehicle rides,
    • no fleet assumptions,
    • no commercial black-car or premium-lane assumptions,
    • and no airport-heavy plan until the base account is stable.

  2. Step 2: Choose your name and public identity

    Main guide step 2

    You need to decide whether you are:

    Why it matters: Important:

    • operating under your own legal name,
    • using a county assumed-name filing,
    • or driving through an LLC with or without a different public-facing name.
    • Your Uber profile, payout setup, and tax records still need to match real-world documents.
    • The public-name branch is separate from Uber account creation.

  3. Step 3: Form the business

    Main guide step 3

    If you choose sole proprietor:

    Why it matters: If you choose single-member LLC:

    • stay under your legal name or close the county assumed-name branch first,
    • then keep that setup separate from Uber onboarding.
    • Check the Indiana name record.
    • File State Form 49459.
    • Get the EIN after the state filing is accepted.
    • Add the assumed-name branch later if the public-facing name differs.
    • Calendar the business-entity report immediately.

  4. Step 4: Get your EIN

    Main guide step 4

    Use the direct IRS path if applicable. Most LLCs need one. Many sole proprietors can technically operate without one if they have no employees, but it still makes banking and tax administration cleaner.

  5. Step 5: Open banking and bookkeeping

    Main guide step 5

    Do this right away:

    • open a business checking account,
    • keep platform income and expenses separate from personal money,
    • save every toll, parking, cleaning, maintenance, phone, and payout record,
    • and start a mileage and tax file from day one.

  6. Step 6: Handle the Indiana tax and legal baseline

    Main guide step 6

    This is where the ordinary Uber lane differs from a seller packet:

    Why it matters: Current safe interpretation:

    • the approved same-state Indiana packets prove the entity and local baseline,
    • but they do not automatically create an RRMC, BT-1, or seller-registration answer for the ordinary solo-driver lane,
    • and the current reviewed Indiana public record closes the company-side permit boundary and the driver-side insurance floor without widening them into founder-side seller or carrier filings.
    • focus first on entity choice, self-employment posture, the company-versus-driver TNC split, local-city questions, and airport operations,
    • do not import Indiana direct-sales or marketplace-tax logic into the ordinary solo-driver lane without a fresh source-backed reason,
    • and keep any motor-carrier, fleet, or heavier commercial theory outside the ordinary beginner TNC lane unless the facts actually change.

  7. Step 6A: Keep the statewide legal boundary explicit

    Main guide step 7

    Working Indiana boundary:

    • the current reviewed Indiana public record clearly closes formation, assumed-name, tax-registration, local-zoning, and airport-routing branches,
    • the Indiana Department of Revenue TNC bulletin keeps the permit on the company side and keeps the ordinary driver out of the separate common-carrier, contract-carrier, and motor-carrier classes,
    • the same bulletin lets the driver, the TNC, or both satisfy the required insurance floor,
    • so the practical beginner lane is self-employment, onboarding, insurance fit, local-address review, and airport review rather than a separate solo-driver statewide permit filing.

  8. Step 7: Check local permits, city rules, and home-business limits

    Main guide step 8

    Do this before operating:

    Why it matters: Current boundary:

    • check whether the business base is actually in Indianapolis,
    • check whether the address creates a zoning, home-occupation, or local property branch,
    • and keep those city questions separate from IND airport access.
    • Indianapolis' home-occupation ordinance is concrete and limits size, staffing, traffic, and on-site business use,
    • the current city zoning browser is the right address-check tool,
    • and the packet should keep the city branch explicit rather than assuming a statewide no-local-rule answer.

  9. Step 8: If you hire employees later, reopen the employer branch

    Main guide step 9

    If you do not hire anyone yet, skip this for now.

    Why it matters: If you hire: That employer branch is not the same thing as your own solo-driver setup.

    • reopen Indiana unemployment and wage-reporting branches,
    • reopen workers' compensation,
    • and reopen Indianapolis local property or zoning follow-up if the business base is in the city.

  10. Step 9: Create your Uber driver account and clear screening

    Main guide step 10

    Use the current public Uber baseline:

    Why it matters: Current public Uber baseline re-checked on April 29, 2026:

    • drivers must meet the minimum age to drive in their state,
    • drivers need at least 1 year of licensed U.S. driving experience, or 3 years if under 25,
    • some states require an in-state license,
    • drivers need an eligible 4-door vehicle,
    • and the standard document set includes a driver's license, proof of residency, proof of vehicle insurance, and a profile photo.
    • Sign up to drive.
    • Upload the required documents.
    • Complete the screening.
    • Wait for approval.
    • Go online only after the account is active.

  11. Step 10: Keep the service-lane choice simple

    Main guide step 11

    For a beginner launch:

    • ordinary rides first,
    • airport trips second,
    • premium or commercial lanes later.

  12. Step 11: Complete the statewide legal, insurance, vehicle, and airport branch

    Main guide step 12

    Indiana's own TNC record is clearer than a generic startup checklist would suggest.

    Why it matters: The strongest official beginner reading is: The key Indiana official record now looks like this: That closes the trust boundary much better:

    • Indiana Department of Revenue General Tax Information Bulletin #301 says a TNC must register with the Indiana Department of Revenue for a permit before it can legally operate in Indiana.
    • That same bulletin says a TNC is an entity using a digital network to connect riders to drivers and that a TNC is not a common carrier, contract carrier, or motor carrier.
    • The same bulletin says a TNC driver is an individual using a personal vehicle to provide prearranged rides through the digital network and that a TNC driver is not a common carrier, contract carrier, or motor carrier.
    • The bulletin also says the required insurance may be maintained by the driver, the TNC, or both, and it lists the logged-on 50/100/25 liability floor plus the engaged-trip $1,000,000 floor.
    • The bulletin further says a driver only becomes subject to the separate motor-carrier authority branch if the driver decides to become a motor carrier outside the ordinary TNC beginner lane.
    • do not import seller registration or motor-carrier theory into the ordinary solo-driver launch,
    • do not pretend the company permit is a founder-side solo-driver filing,
    • and do not ignore the real insurance floor just because the permit lives on the company side.
    • the company permit belongs to the TNC,
    • the ordinary solo driver is not treated as a common carrier, contract carrier, or motor carrier just for using the app-based TNC lane,
    • driver-side insurance still has to meet the Indiana TNC floor while logged on or engaged in a ride,
    • and IND remains a separate airport appendix.

  13. Step 11A: Keep tax, worker-status, and expansion branches separate

    Main guide step 13

    The current Indiana record supports a narrower, cleaner beginner answer:

    • self-employment tax and records stay in the ordinary founder lane,
    • the TNC permit stays on the company side,
    • the driver-side insurance and onboarding lane stays with the account and vehicle,
    • local Indianapolis zoning stays local,
    • and payroll, employees, fleet, or motor-carrier expansion reopen separate branches later.

  14. Step 12: Confirm eligibility and account-status rules before scaling

    Main guide step 14

    Before you depend on the work:

    • confirm the account is fully active,
    • confirm the vehicle still clears the live Uber market screen,
    • confirm the current insurance posture matches rideshare use and the Indiana TNC floor,
    • confirm the actual address does not create an Indianapolis zoning or home-occupation problem,
    • and re-check the current IND staging, pickup, and dropoff instructions on the action date.

Best practical order for the LLC launch path

  1. Decide whether you are staying in the ordinary solo-driver lane or trying to rely on IND immediately.
  2. Form the LLC and get the EIN.
  3. Confirm whether the public operating name creates an assumed-name branch.
  4. Open banking and records.
  5. Check whether your actual address creates an Indianapolis zoning or home-occupation branch.
  6. Confirm the driver-side insurance fit and vehicle posture before depending on trips.
  7. Finish Uber onboarding, vehicle, insurance, and payout setup.
  8. Confirm the ordinary city-trip lane is stable.
  9. Confirm the address-based Indianapolis branch is either closed or clearly not applicable.
  10. Keep the company-side permit branch explicit on the TNC side instead of pulling it into the founder checklist.
  11. Add IND only after the ordinary city-trip lane is stable.
  12. Re-check airport staging, pickup, and live platform facts before routine airport work.
Back to top Next: Indiana tax stack
State filing and tax Indiana tax stack Keep the Indiana registration, tax, and maintenance rules together while you launch. Everyone 7 checks

1. EIN

A single-member LLC should expect to get one early.

  • A single-member LLC should expect to get one early.
  • A sole proprietor may not always need one federally, but it is often the cleaner operating choice.

2. Ordinary solo-driver tax baseline

The practical baseline is self-employment, trip records, and income-tax posture first.

  • The practical baseline is self-employment, trip records, and income-tax posture first.
  • The current packet does not assume a normal Indiana RRMC or old BT-1 branch for the ordinary solo-driver lane.

3. Public-name and entity-maintenance branch

Keep county or entity assumed-name filings separate from the self-employment baseline.

  • Keep county or entity assumed-name filings separate from the self-employment baseline.
  • Keep the Indiana business-entity report visible from formation.

4. Keep company-side and driver-side TNC branches separate

The TNC permit stays on the company side.

  • The TNC permit stays on the company side.
  • The driver-side branch is onboarding, insurance fit, vehicle eligibility, and actual trip operations.

5. Local tax and address branches stay conditional

Indianapolis zoning, home-occupation, traffic, or property-use questions still depend on actual address facts.

  • Indianapolis zoning, home-occupation, traffic, or property-use questions still depend on actual address facts.

6. Reopen the stack if the model changes

If the founder changes entity type, address, service lane, or operating model, reopen the Indiana tax analysis instead of assuming the beginner stack still fits.

  • If the founder changes entity type, address, service lane, or operating model, reopen the Indiana tax analysis instead of assuming the beginner stack still fits.

7. Do not assume the first legal shell is the final one

The cleanest first launch is usually the simplest shell plus clean records and a fact-specific local branch.

  • The cleanest first launch is usually the simplest shell plus clean records and a fact-specific local branch.
  • If the facts drift toward staffing, fleet work, or real motor-carrier activity, reopen the structure directly.
Back to top Next: Uber account and operations
Platform setup Uber account and operations Use this section for the Uber-specific account, plan, eligibility, and operations work. Everyone 5 steps

  1. Step 9: Create your Uber driver account and clear screening

    Platform step 1

    Use the current public Uber baseline:

    Why it matters: Current public Uber baseline re-checked on April 29, 2026:

    • drivers must meet the minimum age to drive in their state,
    • drivers need at least 1 year of licensed U.S. driving experience, or 3 years if under 25,
    • some states require an in-state license,
    • drivers need an eligible 4-door vehicle,
    • and the standard document set includes a driver's license, proof of residency, proof of vehicle insurance, and a profile photo.
    • Sign up to drive.
    • Upload the required documents.
    • Complete the screening.
    • Wait for approval.
    • Go online only after the account is active.

  2. Step 10: Keep the service-lane choice simple

    Platform step 2

    For a beginner launch:

    • ordinary rides first,
    • airport trips second,
    • premium or commercial lanes later.

  3. Step 11: Complete the statewide legal, insurance, vehicle, and airport branch

    Platform step 3

    Indiana's own TNC record is clearer than a generic startup checklist would suggest.

    Why it matters: The strongest official beginner reading is: The key Indiana official record now looks like this: That closes the trust boundary much better:

    • Indiana Department of Revenue General Tax Information Bulletin #301 says a TNC must register with the Indiana Department of Revenue for a permit before it can legally operate in Indiana.
    • That same bulletin says a TNC is an entity using a digital network to connect riders to drivers and that a TNC is not a common carrier, contract carrier, or motor carrier.
    • The same bulletin says a TNC driver is an individual using a personal vehicle to provide prearranged rides through the digital network and that a TNC driver is not a common carrier, contract carrier, or motor carrier.
    • The bulletin also says the required insurance may be maintained by the driver, the TNC, or both, and it lists the logged-on 50/100/25 liability floor plus the engaged-trip $1,000,000 floor.
    • The bulletin further says a driver only becomes subject to the separate motor-carrier authority branch if the driver decides to become a motor carrier outside the ordinary TNC beginner lane.
    • do not import seller registration or motor-carrier theory into the ordinary solo-driver launch,
    • do not pretend the company permit is a founder-side solo-driver filing,
    • and do not ignore the real insurance floor just because the permit lives on the company side.
    • the company permit belongs to the TNC,
    • the ordinary solo driver is not treated as a common carrier, contract carrier, or motor carrier just for using the app-based TNC lane,
    • driver-side insurance still has to meet the Indiana TNC floor while logged on or engaged in a ride,
    • and IND remains a separate airport appendix.

  4. Step 11A: Keep tax, worker-status, and expansion branches separate

    Platform step 4

    The current Indiana record supports a narrower, cleaner beginner answer:

    • self-employment tax and records stay in the ordinary founder lane,
    • the TNC permit stays on the company side,
    • the driver-side insurance and onboarding lane stays with the account and vehicle,
    • local Indianapolis zoning stays local,
    • and payroll, employees, fleet, or motor-carrier expansion reopen separate branches later.

  5. Step 12: Confirm eligibility and account-status rules before scaling

    Platform step 5

    Before you depend on the work:

    • confirm the account is fully active,
    • confirm the vehicle still clears the live Uber market screen,
    • confirm the current insurance posture matches rideshare use and the Indiana TNC floor,
    • confirm the actual address does not create an Indianapolis zoning or home-occupation problem,
    • and re-check the current IND staging, pickup, and dropoff instructions on the action date.
Back to top Next: Local permits and Indianapolis branch
Local branch Local permits and Indianapolis branch These local and city checks can still change the answer even after the state and platform path is clear. Location-specific 2 branches

Local permits and location checks

Indiana pushes many practical address questions down to the local level.

  • Indiana pushes many practical address questions down to the local level.
  • For any place where the business will operate:
  • check the city zoning and ordinance pages named in the source directory,
  • confirm whether the actual address creates home-occupation, traffic, or local property follow-up,
  • ask whether the actual rideshare operating facts change the answer compared with a normal home office,
  • keep the local zoning, vehicle, and airport notes in separate written records,
  • keep the written answer with the address and date when possible.
  • Practical reading for this packet:
  • do not assume the statewide TNC company-versus-driver answer closes the local branch,
  • do not assume the local branch automatically becomes a special rideshare permit either,
  • keep the local branch focused on the actual address, home-occupation, traffic, parking, and property-use facts,
  • keep airport access separate from local zoning,
  • and reopen the analysis if the work starts looking more like repeated home-based pickups, heavier traffic, or a more commercial operating pattern.

Indianapolis Appendix

If the business base is in Indianapolis, add one more local review layer.

  • If the business base is in Indianapolis, add one more local review layer.
  • The zoning browser is the first address-check tool.
  • The home-occupation rule is concrete enough to keep square footage, staffing, and traffic limits visible.
  • The remaining question is narrower than the old blocker language suggested: which actual home-base facts create more than the general zoning and home-occupation review.
  • The practical reading is to treat Indianapolis as an address-based closeout step rather than as an automatic statewide blocker or as something the TNC company permit answers for you.
  • Keep IND airport operations separate from the city branch even when both questions point back to the same founder and vehicle.
Back to top Next: Employees and insurance
Optional branch Employees and insurance Use this branch if you plan to hire or need the insurance follow-up that comes with scaling. Only if hiring or scaling 5 branches

1. Employer registration

Indiana DWD says qualifying employers register through ESS and then receive a SUTA number.

  • Indiana DWD says qualifying employers register through ESS and then receive a SUTA number.
  • Indiana also keeps quarterly wage reporting visible from the first payroll.

2. New-hire reporting

Indiana says all employers must report newly hired employees within 20 days.

  • Indiana says all employers must report newly hired employees within 20 days.

3. Workers' compensation

Indiana says most businesses must have workers' compensation insurance.

  • Indiana says most businesses must have workers' compensation insurance.
  • reopen workers' compensation,

4. Keep driver insurance separate from employer insurance

Driver-side rideshare auto insurance and employer-side workers' compensation are not the same branch.

  • Driver-side rideshare auto insurance and employer-side workers' compensation are not the same branch.
  • The packet should keep that distinction explicit, especially because the statewide rideshare insurance floor is now source-backed but still separate from the Indianapolis local branch and live IND operating rules.

Insurance reality

Indiana's TNC bulletin closes the company-versus-driver boundary and the liability floor, but it does not replace the need to confirm that the actual vehicle and policy still fit rideshare use.

  • Indiana's TNC bulletin closes the company-versus-driver boundary and the liability floor, but it does not replace the need to confirm that the actual vehicle and policy still fit rideshare use.
  • The clean beginner move is to pair the DOR bulletin, the live market screen, and a direct insurer check instead of relying on only one of them.
Back to top Next: Ongoing compliance calendar
Stay compliant Ongoing compliance calendar Keep the recurring compliance checks and live-operating routine visible after launch. Everyone 4 groups

Before first trip

  • Confirm the car clears the live Uber market screen and the insurance posture matches the Indiana TNC floor.
  • Confirm the actual address does not create an Indianapolis zoning or home-occupation problem you ignored.
  • Re-check the current IND staging, pickup, and dropoff instructions before relying on airport work.

Monthly

  • Reconcile platform statements, tolls, parking, and mileage.
  • Keep bank separation and self-employment tax reserves current.
  • Re-check whether the actual address or operating facts changed enough to reopen the Indianapolis local branch.

When facts change

  • Reopen the insurance branch if you change vehicles, insurers, or service lanes.
  • Reopen the statewide legal branch if you move toward a real motor-carrier, fleet, or limousine-style model.
  • Reopen the employer branch if you hire anyone.

Annual or periodic

  • File the Indiana business-entity report on time if you formed an LLC; the first report is due two years after formation or registration, then every other year, and Indiana's roadmap says failure to file can result in administrative dissolution.
  • Do not treat Indiana tax filing as if it replaces the business-entity report.
  • Re-check the current DOR TNC bulletin posture, live IND instructions, and public Uber onboarding facts on the action date.
  • Re-check federal reporting posture before entity filings.
Back to top Next: Common mistakes
Avoid these Common mistakes These are the repeated beginner errors called out in the research pack. Everyone 7 mistakes

Common Mistakes New Operators Make

  • Treating the TNC company permit as if it creates a solo-driver filing requirement.
  • Treating the absence of a solo-driver permit as if there are no Indiana insurance or legal boundaries at all.
  • Ignoring the Indianapolis zoning branch because the work feels app-based instead of location-based.
  • Jumping into IND work before the ordinary city-trip lane is stable.
  • Letting the Indiana business-entity report disappear because the launch feels platform-run or because taxes were filed.
  • Leaving the insurer review until after activation even though the Indiana TNC bulletin makes the driver-side insurance floor part of the live operating branch.
  • Blurring the company-side permit branch into the founder-side local branch instead of keeping the TNC, Indianapolis, and airport questions in separate lanes.

Practical first-launch recommendation

For a first launch, the lowest-friction path is still:

keep the business model in ordinary solo rides,

keep the legal shell simple,

keep the local city branch separate from airport rules,

and close the live Uber onboarding and address reality before you count on the work.

Back to top Next: Full official source directory
Full appendix Full official source directory Every official source row from the research pack, kept in its full table structure. Everyone 36 rows

Source group

Statewide Start

INBiz

State start-here page

Form / portal Business Filings portal
Fee None for the page
Timing First planning step
Who needs it Everyone

Official Indiana business-filings hub with filing, reporting, update, and reinstatement branches.

Open official link

INBiz

State business roadmap

Form / portal Indiana Business Roadmap
Fee None for the page
Timing Before launch
Who needs it Founders forming entities or registering for taxes

Official roadmap linking Secretary of State, EIN, DOR, DWD, and workers' compensation steps.

Open official link

IN.gov

State business guide

Form / portal Business Owner's Guide
Fee None for the page
Timing Early planning step
Who needs it Everyone

Official statewide guide that explains there is no single comprehensive business license and separates entity, tax, and local branches.

Open official link

Source group

Entity Choice and Formation

Indiana Secretary of State / INBiz

Formation hub

Form / portal Business forms and filing links
Fee Varies
Timing Before launch
Who needs it Filing entities

Starting point for current Secretary forms and filings.

Open official link

Indiana Secretary of State

LLC formation filing

Form / portal Articles of Organization Domestic Limited Liability Company (State Form 49459)
Fee $100.00 on the reviewed current form
Timing At formation
Who needs it single-member LLC founders

Current form reviewed on April 29, 2026 includes the exact fee line and registered-agent fields.

Open official link

Indiana Secretary of State FAQ

Registered-agent rule

Form / portal FAQ guidance
Fee None for the page
Timing During formation
Who needs it single-member LLC founders

Indiana says the business must continuously maintain a registered agent and registered office in Indiana.

Open official link

INBiz

Business-entity report

Form / portal Business Entity Report
Fee $32.00 online; $50.00 by paper for most for-profit businesses
Timing First report due two years after formation or registration; then every other year, due on the month and day the business was formed or registered, with until the end of that month before the filing is considered past due
Who needs it single-member LLC founders

Official INBiz page reviewed on April 29, 2026 says filing taxes is not the same as filing a business-entity report.

Open official link

Source group

Sole Proprietor and Public Name Branch

Indiana Secretary of State FAQ

Sole proprietor baseline

Form / portal County-recorder branch
Fee County-set or none
Timing Before launch
Who needs it Sole proprietors

Official FAQ says to register with the local county recorder.

Open official link

Indiana Secretary of State FAQ

Sole proprietor assumed-name rule

Form / portal County Recorder assumed-name filing
Fee County-set
Timing Before using a trade name
Who needs it Sole proprietors and general partnerships

Official FAQ says sole proprietors and general partnerships file in each county where they are situated.

Open official link

Indiana Secretary of State

Entity assumed-name filing

Form / portal Certification of Assumed Business Name (State Form 30353)
Fee $30.00 per name for for-profit entities
Timing When the entity uses another name
Who needs it LLCs and other state-filed entities

Businesses that file with the Secretary of State do not file entity assumed names at the county.

Open official link

Source group

Federal and State Tax Setup

IRS

EIN overview and online application

Form / portal EIN application
Fee Free
Timing Early in setup
Who needs it LLCs, employers, founders wanting an EIN

Use the direct IRS path only.

Open official link

INBiz / Indiana DOR

State tax registration boundary

Form / portal Business tax registration / INBiz
Fee RRMC fee varies by need
Timing Before taxable direct sales or other tax triggers
Who needs it Businesses needing Indiana tax registration

Useful Indiana tax-registration boundary page, but this packet does not assume a default RRMC branch for ordinary solo-driver rideshare work.

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Indiana DOR

RRMC fee support

Form / portal DOR business FAQ
Fee $25 one-time RRMC fee per location when registration is required
Timing When RRMC registration is required
Who needs it Retail sellers with an Indiana location or other registration trigger

Included as a boundary marker only, not as the default Uber path.

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IRS

Federal self-employment baseline

Form / portal Gig economy tax center
Fee None for the page
Timing Before first filing and ongoing
Who needs it Gig workers and self-employed founders

Good federal anchor for Schedule C, records, and estimated-tax planning.

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Trip Operations, Worker-Status, and State Boundary

Indiana Department of Revenue

TNC permit bulletin

Form / portal General Tax Information Bulletin #301
Fee Permit fee varies by separate application path
Timing Before approval closeout
Who needs it Drivers and advisors

Official bulletin says a TNC must register with the Indiana Department of Revenue for a permit before it can legally operate in Indiana and defines the TNC as the company side of the lane.

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Indiana Department of Revenue

Driver-versus-carrier boundary

Form / portal General Tax Information Bulletin #301
Fee None for the bulletin
Timing Before approval closeout
Who needs it Drivers and advisors

The same bulletin says a TNC driver is not a common carrier, contract carrier, or motor carrier while using a personal vehicle to provide prearranged rides through the TNC network.

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Indiana Department of Revenue

TNC permit application path

Form / portal Motor Carrier Forms and Applications
Fee Permit fee varies by application
Timing Before a TNC operates
Who needs it Drivers and advisors checking the company-side branch

Official forms page lists Form TNC as the Application for Transportation Network Company Permit and helps keep the permit on the company side rather than in the ordinary solo-driver branch.

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Insurance Checkpoint

Indiana Department of Revenue

Driver or TNC insurance floor

Form / portal General Tax Information Bulletin #301
Fee Premium varies
Timing Before launch and when coverage changes
Who needs it Drivers and advisors

The bulletin says required insurance may be maintained by the driver, the TNC, or both; it lists the logged-on 50/100/25 liability floor and the engaged-trip $1,000,000 floor.

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Indiana Department of Insurance

Indiana auto-insurance orientation

Form / portal Consumer insurance hub
Fee None for the page
Timing During insurance review
Who needs it Drivers and advisors

Useful general insurance start point; keep it paired with the DOR TNC bulletin because the bulletin closes the rideshare-specific insurance floor more clearly than the generic insurance hub does.

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Uber

Driver insurance baseline

Form / portal Public insurance page
Fee Driver's own premium varies
Timing Before launch and whenever insurance changes
Who needs it All drivers

Public Uber page explains the broad coverage framework, but the Indiana DOR bulletin still carries the sharper company-versus-driver and minimum-insurance boundary for this packet.

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Employees, Payroll, and Insurance

Indiana DWD

Employer registration

Form / portal ESS / unemployment-employer registration
Fee None for registration
Timing When the employer qualifies
Who needs it Businesses hiring employees

DWD says qualifying employers register through ESS and then receive a SUTA number.

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Indiana DWD

Payroll start trigger and quarterly reporting

Form / portal Wage-reporting guidance
Fee None for the page
Timing At first payroll and quarterly after
Who needs it Employers with Indiana-covered workers

DWD says issue the first dollar in Indiana payroll before registration and keep filing quarterly wage reports.

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Indiana DCS

New-hire reporting

Form / portal Indiana New Hire Reporting Center
Fee None for the page
Timing Within 20 days after the employee begins working
Who needs it Employers with Indiana operations

Indiana says all employers must report newly hired employees within 20 days.

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Indiana Workers' Compensation Board

Workers' compensation

Form / portal Coverage through carrier or approved self-insurance
Fee Premium-based or varies
Timing Before or at hiring
Who needs it Most employers with covered workers

Indiana says most businesses must have workers' compensation insurance.

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Platform Setup

Uber

Driver requirements

Form / portal Signup and requirements page
Fee No public signup fee identified
Timing Before driving
Who needs it All prospective drivers

Stable public Uber baseline for age, experience, and required documents.

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Uber

Vehicle requirements

Form / portal Vehicle requirements page
Fee None for the page
Timing Before buying or switching vehicles
Who needs it Drivers using a vehicle

Public page gives the broad U.S. baseline, but the live market-eligibility screen still controls.

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Uber Help

Document upload workflow

Form / portal Help article
Fee None for the page
Timing During signup
Who needs it Drivers uploading documents

Public help explains upload steps and review posture.

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Uber Help

Screening process

Form / portal Help article
Fee None for the page
Timing During onboarding
Who needs it All drivers

Public help keeps the background-check process explicit.

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Uber

Payout overview

Form / portal Public earnings and payout overview
Fee No public weekly-payout fee identified
Timing Before first trip and during payout setup
Who needs it Active drivers

Public Uber page explains fare components and statements.

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Uber Help

Tax documents

Form / portal Tax information help
Fee None for the page
Timing During tax season and ongoing
Who needs it Active drivers

Public help covers tax summaries and 1099 access.

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Indianapolis Local Branch

City of Indianapolis / Marion County

City zoning browser

Form / portal Zoning browser
Fee None for the page
Timing Before operating from home
Who needs it Indianapolis-based businesses

First local address-check tool for home-based activity.

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City of Indianapolis / Marion County

Home-occupation ordinance

Form / portal Chapter 731 Dwelling Districts Zoning Ordinance
Fee None for the page
Timing Before residential operations
Who needs it Indianapolis-based home businesses

Official ordinance limits the home-occupation area to no more than 600 square feet or 30% of the dwelling and limits staffing and traffic.

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Airport Branch

Indianapolis Airport Authority

Airport authority rideshare page

Form / portal Uber and Lyft
Fee None for the page
Timing Before relying on airport-heavy work
Who needs it Drivers and riders using IND

Official airport page says rideshare pickups occur at the Ground Transportation Center on the first floor of the Terminal Garage.

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Indianapolis Airport Authority

Airport authority dropoff page

Form / portal Passenger Drop-off
Fee None for the page
Timing Before relying on airport-heavy work
Who needs it Drivers using IND

Official airport page says passengers can be dropped off outside the terminal at curbside on the departures level.

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Uber

Platform airport-driver page

Form / portal Public IND driver-information page
Fee None for the page
Timing Action-date airport closeout
Who needs it Drivers using IND

Live public page reviewed on April 29, 2026 says drivers stage in the Limo Lot, pickups are at Zone A in the Ground Transportation Center, and dropoffs use the departures level.

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Federal Reporting

FinCEN

Federal reporting status

Form / portal Interim Final Rule Q&A
Fee None
Timing Check before filing
Who needs it Everyone forming an entity

As of April 29, 2026, domestic entities are exempt from BOI reporting under the public interim-final-rule guidance.

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Retained Follow-Up

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