Dtmenterprises · Altavista, VA
The owner wrote: “I buy tee shirts and sell to people in my town and on eBay.”
Reselling shirts locally and on eBay means collecting sales tax on Virginia sales, so register for the Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration. Wholesale suppliers will want your Form ST-10 Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption together with the certificate number before they sell shirts tax-free for resale. eBay sales to other states may owe tax there once you pass their thresholds. Dtmenterprises will also need an EIN for banking, and we can file all of it.
Short answer: For a t-shirt resale business in Altavista, Virginia, the essentials are the Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
Virginia calls its seller's permit the Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a Form ST-10 Sales and Use 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. In-state buyers using Form ST-10 generally need a Virginia registration; out-of-state buyers can cite their home-state number. Out-of-state buyers do not need a Virginia registration to give a valid Virginia resale certificate.
Industry code: NAICS 454110 (Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses), 458110 under the 2022 update
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Simpsonville, SC
Packing tape squealing, parcels stacked by size, and a phone that buzzes with another sale.
Short answer: Buy And Sell On Internet: an online sales business in Simpsonville typically needs the Retail License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, with an LLC and a DBA if you use a trade name.
South Carolina calls its seller's permit the Retail License. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier a Form ST-8A Resale Certificate. A retail license is required for retail sellers; a business making only wholesale sales may not need one. South Carolina also accepts the multistate uniform certificate in place of its ST-8A form if it contains the same information. Wholesale accounts for goods for online resale typically ask for proof of a seller's permit first; with it, inventory bought for resale is purchased without sales tax.
Tip: Know how each marketplace handles sales tax; some collect it for you and some leave that to you.
Industry code: NAICS 455219 (All Other General Merchandise Retailers)
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All Businesses Need a Altavista Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Campbell County 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 VA 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 VA Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in VA or form a(n) VA LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
The licenses below are required for all businesses including internet as well as home and businesses like Etsy etc.
1. Online Sales Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Altavista business tax registration.
2. Online Sales All Businesses that use a business name to trade that is other than the surname and first name of a sole proprietor or a fictitious business name other than the LLC or Corporation legal name need a(n) Campbell County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In VA you may also need a tax id called a resale tax ID or seller's license if you are selling touchable items. ( A.K.A VAseller's permit, state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate).
4. You will need a federal and a state EIN if you will hire employees. I.e., a VA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) VA State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Altavista, Incorporate in VA or form a(n) LLC.