Starting a(n) Pet and Pet Supplies Store Business Licenses & Tax IDs

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Selmer · Hiram, GA Which registrations does a tropical fish and aquarium store in Hiram, GA need?

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Pet and Pet Supplies Store

✔ Biz Structure

You can choose to be a(n) Pet and Pet Supplies Store :

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

✔ Biz License

Diamond Business Tax Registration ( Pet and Pet Supplies StoreBusiness License)
All businesses including home, online or mobile BUSINESS need a BUSINESS license because they are BUSINESSES.

✔ DBA Biz Name

A(n) Pet and Pet Supplies Store 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) Pet and Pet Supplies Store business and you call it "Ultra Pet and Pet Supplies Store Co". You will need to file a trade firm name for it.

✔ Seller Permit

Also, keep in mind that in OH Pet and Pet Supplies Store 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 Pet and Pet Supplies Store 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 Diamond, 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 Pet and Pet Supplies Store 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 Diamond 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 OH or form an LLC (starts @ $49 plus state fee for most states & includes bylaws and LLC operating agreement)..

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Which registrations does a tropical fish and aquarium store in Hiram, GA need?

Selmer wrote: “We sell tropical fish, corals and aquarium supplies.”

Hi Selmer, selling fish, corals and aquarium supplies means Georgia's sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration) for your taxable retail sales. Suppliers will ask for that number and Form ST-5 Sales Tax Certificate of Exemption before selling to you tax-free, which covers livestock and supplies you resell. Your tanks, filters and cleaning gear do not count. Check for any rules on live coral imports, and an LLC suits a storefront.

Short answer: For a tropical fish and aquarium store in Hiram, Georgia, the essentials are the sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration), a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.

Buying and selling wholesale in Georgia

In Georgia, the seller's permit goes by the name sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration). Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a Form ST-5 Sales Tax 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. Buyers using Form ST-5 generally need a Georgia sales tax number when registration applies to them. Georgia's ST-5 certificate covers resale and many other exemptions; the buyer marks the reason and lists its registration number.

The paper trail for Hiram, GA

LLC – protects personal assets if a customer or supplier dispute turns into a lawsuit
Trade Name (DBA) – registers the trade name on your sign, website and invoices
Federal tax ID number (EIN) – keeps your Social Security number off W-9 forms and supplier paperwork
Sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration) – required before the first taxable sale, including online, flea market and craft fair sales
Form ST-5 Sales Tax Certificate of Exemption – covers goods you resell, not supplies you use up
State employer ID – for state income tax withholding and unemployment insurance once you hire
Hiram business license – renewed every year; inspectors may visit if you sell food or work with the public
Live animal sales permit

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.
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 453910 (Pet and Pet Supplies Stores), 459910 under the 2022 update

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