Sandra · Addalitlglo Hand Craft Beading · Reno, NV
Sandra wrote: “I do native bead work. I will buy supplies wholesale to make my items to sell online.”
Hi Sandra, if you sell your beadwork online from Reno, Nevada requires a seller's permit. With it, wholesale bead and supply vendors will take Nevada's resale certificate, which requires the buyer to hold a seller's permit, so you buy materials that become part of your pieces tax-free. Tools and packaging you use up are not tax-free. Nevada has no income tax on wages, so hiring later means unemployment insurance registration.
Short answer: In Reno, Nevada, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For a native beadwork business, that means the seller's permit, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
In Nevada, the seller's permit goes by the name seller's permit. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Nevada resale certificate (buyer must hold a seller's permit). Nevada requires businesses selling tangible goods in the state to register, and a seller's permit is a prerequisite for issuing resale certificates. Nevada also has a Commerce Tax on businesses with large Nevada gross revenue, which can reach wholesalers.
Industry code: NAICS 339910 (Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing); sales via 458310 under the 2022 update
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Kim · Kim Craft Store · Washington, PA
Kim told us: “I sell crafts and clothing on eBay.”
Hi Kim, eBay sales of crafts and clothing are taxable goods sales, so your Pennsylvania Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License matters even for a home business. With it, suppliers will take the Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate when you buy materials or inventory for resale. A kitchen-table seller can start as a sole proprietor with an EIN, and Kim Craft Store would need a DBA.
Short answer: Wholesale License15301: in Pennsylvania, what most people call a wholesale license is the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. With it, and a Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate for your suppliers, an online crafts and clothing business can buy inventory for resale without paying sales tax up front.
The Pennsylvania version of the seller's permit is the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for 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.
Industry code: NAICS 453998 (All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers), 459999 under the 2022 update
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All Businesses Need a Reno Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Washoe 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 NV 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 NV Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in NV or form a(n) NV 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. Crafts Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Reno business tax registration.
2. Crafts 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) Washoe County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In NV 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 NVseller'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 NV Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) NV State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Reno, Incorporate in NV or form a(n) LLC.