Starting a(n) Baking Business Licenses & Tax IDs

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The owner told us: “I want to sell my homema..., Myers.

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Baking

✔ Biz Structure

You can choose to be a(n) Baking :

Sole Proprietor,
LLC,
Corporation or
Partnership.
After you decide and select your business entity, you need licensing.

✔ Biz License

Los Angeles Business Tax Registration ( BakingBusiness License)
All businesses including home, online or mobile BUSINESS need a BUSINESS license because they are BUSINESSES.

✔ DBA Biz Name

A(n) Baking business doing business under an assumed business name in Los Angeles County i.e. you are a business with a trade name other than the owner's legal (full name) name are required to get a(n) assumed business name certificate. E.g. you venture into a(n) Baking business and you give it a trade name such as "Excellence Baking & Associates". You will need to register an assumed business name certificate.

✔ Seller Permit

In addition note that in CA Baking you may also need a seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. (A.K.A state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate, about $39 for most states). You will need it if you sell or want to buy wholesale any Baking related items, such as food, materials, or merchandise.
Seller's Permit

✔ Federal EIN

Note: All businesses need a federal tax ID number except sole proprietors that are not employers and are not independent contractors.
An independent contractor is a self employed business person that receives more than $600 per year from anyone of his or her clients.
IRS rule: The client must issue a 1099 form to the independent contractor and the independent contractor must have a federal tax ID. However, even sole owners may obtain a federal ID and use it as a business tax ID instead of using their own social security number as a business tax ID number.
However, all other licenses that apply to sole proprietors as discussed here are requited regardless of getting a federal tax ID number.

✔ State EIN

In addition you will need a federal and a state EIN if you will hire employees. I.e., a CA Federal Tax Id Number ($29) and a(n) CA State Employer Tax Number

✔ L L C

Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing (about $49 plus state and legal newspaper publication fees) in Los Angeles, Incorporate in CA or form a(n) CA LLC .

You have a choice to file a DBA or form an LLC or incorporate. There is a cicrcumstance that you may not need to register a trade name and that is when you use your full name as a business name if you use your full legal name as a trade name.
Also note that even using your first and last name may not help you avoid filing a DBA if the name has a suffix such as "& sons" etc.

✔ Incorporation

If you do form an Retail Trade llc or incorporate (about $49 plus state fees for most states) your Baking business instead of just filing a fictitious business name (dba), that insurs that you don't have personal liability for debts and civile liabililty arising from your business dealings and you will not have to record the Los Angeles business name. Instead of just registering your Los Angeles County assumed business name (our fee includes assumed business name registration and legal newspaper publication) you can choose to setup a corporation in CA or form an CA LLC (starts @ $49 plus state fee for most states & includes required documents such as bylaws for the corporation and Limited Liability operating agreement for the LLC). .

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Delectable Desserts By Maria · Wayne, NJ

What licenses or permits do I need to start my bus? (An Italian dessert wholesale business in Wayne, NJ)

The owner told us: “I want to sell my homemade Italian specialty desserts to local restaurants in Northern NJ. I want to purchase ingredients and packaging materials wholesale.”

Selling homemade desserts to restaurants means food rules come first. New Jersey generally requires a licensed commercial kitchen rather than a home one, so sort that out early. For tax, the Certificate of Authority applies, and you can use the Form ST-3 Resale Certificate for ingredients and packaging that become part of the dessert. Cleaning supplies and equipment don't qualify.

Short answer: In Wayne, New Jersey, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For an Italian dessert wholesale business, that means the Certificate of Authority, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.

Buying and selling wholesale in New Jersey

New Jersey calls its seller's permit the Certificate of Authority. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form ST-3 Resale Certificate. 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. New Jersey's ST-3 resale certificate requires the buyer's New Jersey registration number for in-state buyers.

The paper trail for Wayne, NJ

LLC – suppliers and banks take an LLC more seriously than a name on a napkin
Trade Name (Alternate Name for corporations and LLCs) – needed when you trade under a name other than your legal name or the LLC's exact name
Federal tax ID number (EIN) – required for an LLC with partners or any business with employees
Certificate of Authority – the number wholesale suppliers want before they sell to you tax-free
Form ST-3 Resale Certificate – hand it to suppliers to buy inventory for resale without sales tax
State employer ID – for state income tax withholding and unemployment insurance
Wayne business license – the city or county tracks who does business there and checks safety rules
Food manufacturing license
Commercial kitchen approval

How other states name the wholesale permit

Arizona: the Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) license. Arizona's TPT is a tax on the seller's privilege of doing business, not a tax on the buyer.
Tennessee: the sales and use tax certificate of registration. Tennessee's business tax classifies a business as wholesaler or retailer each year, depending on whether wholesale sales exceed half its total sales.
Illinois: the Certificate of Registration (sales tax), with an Illinois resale number. Illinois' sales tax is legally the Retailers' Occupation Tax, a tax on the seller; resellers get a resale number to buy tax-free.

Industry code: NAICS 311812 (Commercial Bakeries)

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