Bossnik' Apparel · Lithonia, GA
The owner shared: “I sell clothing online through my website to customers from my home.”
Selling apparel from a website means registering for Georgia's sales and use tax number to collect tax on Georgia sales. Your clothing supplier will usually ask for that number and the Form ST-5 Sales Tax Certificate of Exemption before selling you stock tax-free. Shipping elsewhere may create duties in other states past their thresholds. Bossnik' Apparel needs a DBA unless it is an LLC's exact name, and one employee means adding the employer registration.
Short answer: In Lithonia, Georgia, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For an online clothing brand, that means the sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration), a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
The Georgia version of the seller's permit is the sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration). When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is 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.
Industry code: NAICS 448140 (Family Clothing Stores), 458110 under the 2022 update
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Dominique · Empresz Stylez · Greenville, SC
Dominique wrote: “I sell clothing and accessories online to people in all states.”
Hi Dominique, in South Carolina the Retail License is what lets you collect sales tax, and it opens the door to the Form ST-8A Resale Certificate that wholesale suppliers will ask for. Selling to all states is a bigger question: once you pass another state's sales threshold, you may need to register there too. Empresz Stylez needs a DBA only if you trade under it without an LLC of that name.
Short answer: Start Clothing Business: an online clothing and accessories store in Greenville 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.
The South Carolina version of the seller's permit is the Retail License. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is 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.
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All Businesses Need a Lithonia Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Dekalb 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 GA 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 GA Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in GA or form a(n) GA LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Online Clothing Store The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Lithonia business tax id registration (business license).
2. Online Clothing Store Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Dekalb County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In GA you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A GAseller'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 GA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) GA State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Lithonia, Incorporate in GA or form a(n) LLC.