Starting a(n) Computer Maintenance and Repair Business Licenses & Tax IDs

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Computer Maintenance and Repair

✔ Biz Structure

You can choose to be a(n) Computer Maintenance and Repair :

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

✔ Biz License

Topeka Business Tax Registration ( Computer Maintenance and RepairBusiness License)
All businesses including home, online or mobile BUSINESS need a BUSINESS license because they are BUSINESSES.

✔ DBA Biz Name

A(n) Computer Maintenance and Repair business using a DBA Doing Business As Trade Name in , i.e., starting businesses using a company name other than the legal (given name) owner's name, need a(n) DBA Doing Business As Trade Name Registration. For example, you start a(n) Computer Maintenance and Repair business and you call it "Ultra Computer Maintenance and Repair Co". You will need to file a trade firm name for it.

✔ Seller Permit

Also, keep in mind that in KS Computer Maintenance and Repair though, a business license and a DBA is necessary for most businesses but if your business sells any taxable items, you will need a sales tax ID number. (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 Computer Maintenance and Repair 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

If you are thinking of hiring help, you will need a state employer ID and an IRS number employer ID. I.e., a Federal Tax Id Number ($29) and a(n) 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 Topeka, Incorporate in or form a(n) LLC .

If you will set up a corporation or form an LLC, you will not have to file a DBA (Doing Business As) unless your corproration or LLC name will be different that the busienss name you will trade under. Businesses that use the full legal name of the owner as a business name do not need to register an assumed business name. So, for example, your name is "John X Doe" and you use that as a business name.

✔ Incorporation

If you do form an Other llc or incorporate (about $49 plus state fees for most states) your Computer Maintenance and Repair business instead of just filing a fictitious business name (dba), it will help you avoid legal and financial personal liability arising out of business transactions and you will not have to register the Topeka business name. Instead of filing a fictitious business name (our service fee includes dba business name filing and legal paper publication) you can elect to incorporate in KS or form an LLC (starts @ $49 plus state fee for most states & includes bylaws and LLC operating agreement)..

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How do I get a computer maintenance service in San Francisco, CA licensed?

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Short answer: In San Francisco, California, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For a computer maintenance service, that means the seller's permit, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.

Buying and selling wholesale in California

In California, the seller's permit goes by the name seller's permit. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a resale certificate (Form CDTFA-230). California requires a seller's permit for sales of tangible goods, and the permit covers selling at wholesale or retail. A California resale certificate normally shows the buyer's seller's permit number; sellers accept it in good faith to skip tax. Components installed in customers' machines can often be bought tax-free for resale, while tools, software for your own use and cleaning supplies are taxable purchases.

What a computer maintenance service needs in San Francisco, CA

LLC – limits personal liability, and an LLC under its exact name needs no extra DBA
Fictitious Business Name Statement (DBA) – lets the bank accept checks made out to your business name
Federal tax ID number (EIN) – wholesale suppliers and banks ask for it on credit and account applications
Seller's permit – collect and report sales tax on retail sales
Resale certificate (Form CDTFA-230) – covers goods you resell, not supplies you use up
San Francisco business license – the city or county tracks who does business there and checks safety rules

If you sell across state lines

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.
Hawaii: the General Excise Tax (GET) license. Hawaii taxes wholesale sales as well as retail ones, at a lower rate, because its GET falls on the seller's gross income.
Texas: the Sales and Use Tax Permit. In Texas a customer's permit number alone is not a substitute for a signed resale certificate.

Tip: Offer a yearly check-up plan. People forget about their computers until the day the screen goes dark, and then they remember you.

Industry code: NAICS 811212 (Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance), 811210 under the 2022 update

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