World BankInternational Finance Corporation2014-06-032014-06-032013-10-29https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18463This economy profile presents the Doing Business indicators for United States. In a series of annual reports, Doing Business assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 189 economies and ranks the economies in 10 areas of business regulation, such as starting a business, resolving insolvency and trading across borders. This year's report data cover regulations measured from June 2012 through May 2013. The report is the 11th edition of the Doing Business series.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTAUDITSBANK LOANBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWBANKRUPTCY LAWSBORROWERBUSINESS ENTITYBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCADASTRECAPITAL GAINSCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTCOLLATERAL AGREEMENTSCOLLATERAL FOR LOANSCOLLATERAL LAWCOLLATERAL LAWSCOLLATERAL REGISTRYCOMMERCECOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL MORTGAGECOMPANY LAWCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONTRACTORSCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMCREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMSCREDIT SOURCECREDITORSCUSTOMER REQUESTSCUSTOMER SERVICEDATA ENTRYDEBTORDEBTSDEEDDEFAULTSDEPOSITDERIVATIVEDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDOMAINE-MAILELECTRICITYEQUIPMENTFINANCIAL HISTORYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESGOOD PRACTICEGOVERNMENT OFFICESIDENTIFICATION NUMBERIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONSINSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANIESINSURANCE COMPANYINSURANCE POLICYINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTOR PROTECTIONSISSUANCELEGAL RIGHTSLENDERLENDERSLENDING DECISIONSLICENSELICENSESLIENSLIMITED LIABILITYLLCLOCAL BUSINESSLOCAL GOVERNMENTMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMATERIALMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTMINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSMINORITY INVESTORSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMORTGAGEMORTGAGESMOVABLE ASSETSMOVABLE COLLATERALNEW MARKETSNOTARIESNOTARYNOTARY PUBLICONE-STOP SHOPORIGINAL ASSETSOVERHEADPAYROLLPERSONAL ASSETSPOSSESSORY SECURITYPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUPRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUSPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR CREDITPROCUREMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC RECORDPUBLIC RECORDSPUBLIC REGISTRYPURCHASINGQUERIESREAL PROPERTYREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREPAYMENTREPORTINGRESERVERETURNSSALESSALES AGREEMENTSEARCHSECURITY INTERESTSERVICE PROVIDERSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDERSSTOCK EXCHANGETANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTYTAXTAX FORMTAX FORMSTECHNICAL STANDARDSTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINETELEPHONE SERVICESTRADE CREDITORSTRADINGTRANSACTIONTRANSACTIONS SYSTEMTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYTURNOVERUSERSUSESVERIFICATIONWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESWEBWEB SITE10.1596/18463