Edward · Roberts Trucking · Mobile, AL
Edward wrote: “I am a trucking company that provides a truck that they hire to move their loads across the USA.”
Hi Edward, a trucking company hauling loads across the country mainly needs motor carrier authority, commercial vehicle registration and insurance rather than a sales tax license. Alabama's sales tax license is only needed if you sell taxable goods. Roberts Trucking should have an EIN, and an LLC protects personal assets, especially with crossing-state accident liability. Fuel and equipment purchase rules differ for interstate carriers.
Short answer: For a long-haul trucking company in Mobile, Alabama, the essentials are a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
Alabama calls its seller's permit the sales tax license. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is an Alabama resale certificate. Wholesalers making no retail sales may get a state sales tax certificate of exemption (Form STE-1) instead of a sales tax license. Many Alabama cities and counties levy their own sales taxes, some administered locally, so local registration can be needed too. Supplies you use up in a service are usually taxed when you buy them, since they aren't resold.
Industry code: NAICS 484121 (General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload)
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Eric · ORA Transport LLC · Albany, NY
Hi Eric, ORA Transport LLC already has the right structure, so next come the trucking specifics. You will want an EIN, plus operating authority and fuel-tax registrations for the trucks. Hauling is a service, so a New York Certificate of Authority isn't normally needed unless you also sell taxable goods. Parts or supplies for resale would use Form ST-120, but fuel and repairs you use up would not.
Short answer: ORA Transport LLC: for a trucking company in Albany, New York, the core set is a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a business structure and name registration.
In New York, the seller's permit goes by the name Certificate of Authority. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Resale Certificate (Form ST-120). New York treats sellers of tangible goods as vendors who must register, and a buyer needs a Certificate of Authority to issue Form ST-120. A New York Certificate of Authority must be displayed at the business, and buyers list its number on the ST-120 resale certificate. Supplies you use up in a service are usually taxed when you buy them, since they aren't resold.
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All Businesses Need a Mobile Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Mobile 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 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 AL Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in or form a(n) AL 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. trucking Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Mobile business tax id registration (business license).
2. trucking 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) Mobile County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In AL 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 seller's permit, state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate).
4. Keep in mind that employers will need to obtain a federal EIN and a State EIN tax identificattion number as well. I.e., a AL Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) AL State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Mobile, Incorporate in AL or form a(n) LLC.