David · L.A. AUTOS · Luverne, AL
David shared: “I am an equipment installer for a poultry company and want to sell cars from my home part time as well as on eBay.”
Hi David, selling cars regularly usually requires a dealer license in Alabama, and a few sales a year may still count, so check before you advertise. Dealers use the sales tax license and the resale certificate showing the buyer's Alabama sales tax account number to buy inventory for resale. Home sales may be limited by local zoning, and L.A. Autos is a trade name needing a DBA.
Short answer: Alabama Wholesale License LLC: Alabama doesn't issue a document called a "wholesale license." The registration suppliers ask for is the sales tax license, backed by an Alabama resale certificate.
The Alabama version of the seller's permit is the sales tax license. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier 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.
Industry code: NAICS 441120 (Used Car Dealers)
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Wholesale auto auctions usually require a dealer license first, which is what grants access. Car sales in South Carolina also call for the Retail License for sales tax, and the Form ST-8A Resale Certificate when buying vehicles for resale. You have one employee, so an EIN and state employer registration are required. Car Sales needs a DBA unless it is your legal name.
Short answer: Wholesale Auto Auction: in South Carolina, what most people call a wholesale license is the Retail License. With it, and a Form ST-8A Resale Certificate for your suppliers, a car sales business can buy inventory for resale without paying sales tax up front.
In South Carolina, the seller's permit goes by the name 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 Luverne Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Crenshaw 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 AL 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 AL 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. Car Sales Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Luverne business tax registration.
2. Car 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) Crenshaw County DBA assumed business name certificate.
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 ALseller'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 AL Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) AL State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Luverne, Incorporate in AL or form a(n) LLC.