All Businesses Need a Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Trade Business Name required if using a trade name).
Retailers / Wholesalers, Need a Reseller Tax ID, & a Business License.
Employers Need a Federal Tax Id Number (EIN), a State Tax Id ( State EIN), & a Business License.
Corporations, & LLC Need a Federal Tax Id Number (EIN)& a Business License.
Partnerships Need a Federal Tax Id Number (EIN) & a Trade Business Name, but also need a Business License.
Sole Proprietors May Use a Federal Tax Id Number as a Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in or form a(n) LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
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Qwerty · Newtown, CT
A laptop glows with a half-built slide deck while a client call wraps up and coffee cools beside a notebook.
Short answer: CT Incorporation: start with the structure (an LLC for most owners), then a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license.
The Connecticut version of the seller's permit is the Sales and Use Tax Permit. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a Form CERT-100 (exemption for purchases of items to be sold or leased). 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. Connecticut uses topic-specific exemption certificates; the resale certificate is separate from its general exemption forms. Services are mostly not resold goods, so supplies used up in the work, like paper, software and office supplies, are normally taxable when bought; a resale certificate only helps for items passed to customers.
Tip: Put the scope of work in writing before you begin; every consultant eventually meets the client whose one small favor becomes a whole new project.
Industry code: NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services)
Get your Sales and Use Tax Permit filed · Start your LLC, DBA and EIN · Business licenses
Absolusun Chic · Milford, CT
The owner asked: “I want to start a mobile tanning service.”
Mobile tanning is a personal service, and states often regulate tanning with licensing, sanitation and sometimes equipment rules, so ask first what Connecticut expects. The Sales and Use Tax Permit matters if you sell lotions or products, and Form CERT-100 is for products bought for resale. Absolusun Chic is a trade name, so a DBA is needed unless your LLC carries that exact name.
Short answer: Obtain Tax ID LLC: in Connecticut, what most people call a wholesale license is the Sales and Use Tax Permit. With it, and a Form CERT-100 (exemption for purchases of items to be sold or leased) for your suppliers, a mobile tanning service can buy inventory for resale without paying sales tax up front.
The Connecticut version of the seller's permit is the Sales and Use Tax Permit. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a Form CERT-100 (exemption for purchases of items to be sold or leased). 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. Connecticut uses topic-specific exemption certificates; the resale certificate is separate from its general exemption forms. Supplies you use up in a service are usually taxed when you buy them, since they aren't resold.
Industry code: NAICS 812199 (Other Personal Care Services)
Tyra · Premier Designs · New Britain, CT
Tyra shared: “I sell jewelry at home parties.”
Hi Tyra, As an independent distributor, ask your company whether it collects and pays sales tax for you or you do it yourself. If you must, the Sales and Use Tax Permit in Connecticut is the license, and the Form CERT-100 (exemption for purchases of items to be sold or leased) lets you buy stock tax-free. Premier Designs sounds like the company's name, so register your own business name.
Short answer: In New Britain, Connecticut, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For a home party jewelry business, that means the Sales and Use Tax Permit, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
The Connecticut version of the seller's permit is the Sales and Use Tax Permit. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form CERT-100 (exemption for purchases of items to be sold or leased). 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. Connecticut uses topic-specific exemption certificates; the resale certificate is separate from its general exemption forms.
Industry code: NAICS 448310 (Jewelry Stores), 458310 under the 2022 update