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Lisa · Retail Online Tahmar · Minneapolis, MN
Hi Lisa, an online retail business in Minneapolis needs Minnesota's Sales and Use Tax Permit to collect tax from customers. With it, your suppliers will accept Form ST3, the Certificate of Exemption, when you buy inventory for resale, but not supplies you consume. Your four employees will mean employer registration with the state too. Tell us what products you plan to sell and we can say whether any special licenses apply.
Short answer: For an online retail store in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the essentials are the Sales and Use Tax Permit, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
Minnesota calls its seller's permit the Sales and Use Tax Permit. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier a Form ST3 Certificate of Exemption. Suppliers generally accept a resale certificate only from a buyer registered for sales tax, so even a business that mostly buys and sells wholesale usually registers. Minnesota is a Streamlined Sales Tax member state; its ST3 form covers resale purchases.
Industry code: NAICS 459999 (All Other Miscellaneous Retailers), 454110 under the 2017 codes
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