Patrick · Electronic · Smyrna, GA
Patrick shared: “I will sell electronics.”
Hi Patrick, electronics are taxable goods, so Georgia expects the sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration). Suppliers will accept the Form ST-5 Sales Tax Certificate of Exemption on stock you buy to resell. One employee means an EIN and state employer registration. Electronic may need a DBA, and used devices can add secondhand rules.
Short answer: In Smyrna, Georgia, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For an electronics business, 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.
Georgia calls its seller's permit 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 443142 (Electronics Stores)
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All Businesses Need a Smyrna Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Cobb 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
The licenses below are required for all businesses including internet as well as home and businesses like Etsy etc.
1. Electronics Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Smyrna business tax id registration (business license).
2. Electronics 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) Cobb County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In GA 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 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 Smyrna, Incorporate in GA or form a(n) LLC.