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Direct Sales

✔ Biz Structure

You can choose to be a(n) Direct Sales :

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

✔ Biz License

Minnetonka Business Tax Registration ( Direct SalesBusiness License)
All businesses including home, online or mobile BUSINESS need a BUSINESS license because they are BUSINESSES.

✔ DBA Biz Name

A(n) Direct Sales business using a DBA Doing Business As Trade Name in Hennepin County , 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) Direct Sales business and you call it "Ultra Direct Sales Co". You will need to file a trade firm name for it.

✔ Seller Permit

Also, keep in mind that in MN Direct Sales 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 Direct Sales 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 MN Federal Tax Id Number ($29) and a(n) MN 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 Minnetonka, Incorporate in MN or form a(n) MN 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 Retail Trade llc or incorporate (about $49 plus state fees for most states) your Direct Sales 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 Minnetonka business name. Instead of filing a Hennepin County fictitious business name (our service fee includes dba business name filing and legal paper publication) you can elect to incorporate in MN or form an MN LLC (starts @ $49 plus state fee for most states & includes bylaws and LLC operating agreement)..

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Which registrations does a direct sales business in Minnetonka, MN need?

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Short answer: For a direct sales business in Minnetonka, 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.

Buying and selling wholesale in Minnesota

The Minnesota version of the seller's permit is the Sales and Use Tax Permit. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is 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. On the selling side, stores that carry products bought for direct sale give over their own resale certificates, so wholesale orders are written up without sales tax added.

What a direct sales business needs in Minnetonka, MN

LLC – protects personal assets if a customer or supplier dispute turns into a lawsuit
Assumed Name (DBA) – registers the trade name on your sign, website and invoices
Federal tax ID number (EIN) – required for an LLC with partners or any business with employees
Sales and Use Tax Permit – the number wholesale suppliers want before they sell to you tax-free
Form ST3 Certificate of Exemption – hand it to suppliers to buy inventory for resale without sales tax
State employer ID – for state income tax withholding and unemployment insurance once you hire
Minnetonka business license – renewed every year; inspectors may visit if you sell food or work with the public

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.
Washington: the business license with a reseller permit. Washington's B&O tax has a wholesaling classification, and sellers must keep a reseller permit or other documentation for every wholesale customer.
New York: the Certificate of Authority. A New York Certificate of Authority must be displayed at the business, and buyers list its number on the ST-120 resale certificate.

Tip: Check whether your sales company handles sales tax for you; being an independent seller does not make the rules disappear.

Industry code: NAICS 454390 (Other Direct Selling Establishments)

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