Dalton, PA
The owner shared: “I want to open an occupational health and safety consulting company. I need a scope and plan before registering the company, right? I would like to know the amount it costs including hidden costs to register an LLC.”
A written plan helps you with banks and clients, but you do not need one to register. Consulting is a service, so the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License in Pennsylvania probably isn't required unless you also sell taxable goods. You will want the LLC, an EIN and the city or county license. Fees depend on the state, city and your business, and we can file the LLC for you so there are no surprises.
Short answer: For an occupational health and safety consulting company in Dalton, Pennsylvania, the essentials are a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
The Pennsylvania version of the seller's permit is the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier a Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate. Not a sales tax license. A business selling only to resellers applies for a wholesaler certificate instead; it cannot hold both. Pennsylvania issues a separate wholesaler certificate to businesses that sell only for resale; any retail selling requires the sales tax license instead. Supplies you use up in a service are usually taxed when you buy them, since they aren't resold.
Industry code: NAICS 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services)
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All Businesses Need a POMONA 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 CA 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 CA or form a(n) LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
Requirements below include websites as well as home-based or eBay Businesses.
1. Home Business 99% of new businesses are required to get a(n), POMONA business Id registration ( business tax registration or business permit).
2. Home Business Starting businesses using a company name other than the legal owner's name need a (n) DBA Doing Business As Trade Firm Name Registration.
3. In a business tax ID registration (occupationall business license ) and a DBA Doing Business As Fictious Business Name are ncessary for most businesses but if your business sells any taxable items, you will need a sales tax ID number. ( A.K.A CAseller's permit, state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate).
4. If you are thinking of hiring help, you will need a tax ID called a state EIN and an IRS tax ID number called an EIN Employer ID Number. I.e., a Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in POMONA, Incorporate in or form a(n) LLC.
Elisbeth · Common Good · Monroe, NC
Elisbeth shared: “I will buy common goods and sell from home to the public in North Carolina or the 50 states. I'm confused about the kind of license I will need to sell electronics online. No employees.”
Hi Elisbeth, selling electronics from home in North Carolina starts with the Certificate of Registration (sales and use tax), since electronics are taxable. Your wholesale suppliers will usually ask for that number and the Form E-595E Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption before they sell to you tax-free. The business name only matters in one way: if you operate under a name other than your own legal or LLC name, you need a DBA. Check home occupation rules in your city or county too.
Short answer: In Monroe, North Carolina, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For a home-based electronics reselling business, that means the Certificate of Registration (sales and use tax), a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
In North Carolina, the seller's permit goes by the name Certificate of Registration (sales and use tax). To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier a Form E-595E Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption. A wholesale merchant must register; wholesale-only businesses with no taxable sales or purchases can choose a wholesale-only option and skip filing returns. North Carolina lets registered wholesale-only merchants opt out of filing sales and use tax returns.
Industry code: NAICS 443142 (Electronics Stores), 449210 under the 2022 update
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Macomb, MI
A shutter clicking in rapid bursts, soft light across a smiling face, and a laptop full of fresh edits.
Short answer: In Macomb, Michigan, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For a photography business, that means a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
In Michigan, the seller's permit goes by the name Sales Tax License. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form 3372 Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption. Michigan says wholesalers selling only to other wholesalers or retailers are not making retail sales, so sales tax registration is not required. Michigan wholesalers buying tax-free should give suppliers a written statement that they are purchasing for resale at wholesale. Supplies like memory cards, backdrops and lighting gear are consumed in the work rather than resold, so they are normally taxable when bought; a resale certificate generally covers only items passed along to customers.
Tip: Use written licensing terms for every image; 'I thought it was public domain' is a conversation you want to avoid.
Industry code: NAICS 541922 (Commercial Photography)
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Kalamazoo, MI
Volunteers stuffing envelopes around a long table, a coffee urn gurgling and a donor board covered in sticky notes.
Short answer: Kalamazoo Community Foundation: for a nonprofit organization in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the core set is a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a business structure and name registration.
The Michigan version of the seller's permit is the Sales Tax License. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form 3372 Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption. Michigan says wholesalers selling only to other wholesalers or retailers are not making retail sales, so sales tax registration is not required. Michigan wholesalers buying tax-free should give suppliers a written statement that they are purchasing for resale at wholesale. Nonprofits may qualify for exemption certificates on purchases for their mission, which is different from a resale certificate used by businesses that buy inventory to resell.
Tip: Keep minutes of every board meeting; nothing impresses a grant committee like boring, well-organized paperwork.
Industry code: NAICS 813219 (Other Grantmaking and Giving Services)
Milan, MI
A paint-splattered easel by the window, tubes of oil color lined up and a canvas drying in the sun.
Short answer: For an art business in Milan, Michigan, the essentials are the Sales Tax License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
Michigan calls its seller's permit the Sales Tax License. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a Form 3372 Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption. Michigan says wholesalers selling only to other wholesalers or retailers are not making retail sales, so sales tax registration is not required. Michigan wholesalers buying tax-free should give suppliers a written statement that they are purchasing for resale at wholesale. Canvases, frames and materials that become part of art you sell can usually be bought with a resale certificate, while brushes and easels are taxable.
Tip: Photograph and sign each piece before it leaves the studio; a record of your work protects it and your reputation.
Industry code: NAICS 453920 (Art Dealers)