Momodou · Gamalaska · Anchorage, AK
Momodou told us: “I am a person wishing to start a transportation business in Anchorage such as an airport shuttle, using a 22 passenger bus.”
Hi Momodou, Alaska has no statewide sales tax, so there's no state seller's permit, though a borough or city may levy its own and local rules can apply. Carrying passengers in a 22-passenger bus is where the real requirements are: commercial driver licensing, vehicle inspection, insurance and airport access permission. We can form Gamalaska as an LLC. Alaska employer registration is for unemployment insurance, with no state income tax withholding.
Short answer: Alaska Transportation Business: an airport shuttle business in Anchorage typically needs a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, with an LLC and a DBA if you use a trade name.
No statewide sales tax, so the state issues no seller's permit and wholesale-only businesses need no sales tax registration. Local sales tax areas may require registration. No statewide sales tax, but many boroughs and cities levy local sales taxes, some coordinated through a remote-seller commission. Supplies you use up in a service are usually taxed when you buy them, since they aren't resold.
Industry code: NAICS 485999 (All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation)
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All Businesses Need a Anchorage Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Anchorage Borough 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 AK 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 AK Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in AK or form a(n) AK LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Airport Bus Shuttle The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Anchorage business tax id registration (business license).
2. Airport Bus Shuttle Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Anchorage Borough DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In AK 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 AKseller'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 AK Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) AK State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Anchorage, Incorporate in AK or form a(n) LLC.