Jay · Elkmont, AL
Jay shared: “I want to buy wholesale and sell vinyl and Hardie siding and other construction materials such as windows and doors directly to home builders, contractors and the public.”
Hi Jay, selling building materials to builders, contractors and the public means collecting Alabama sales tax on sales to the public and sometimes to contractors, so you need the sales tax license. Your supplier will usually want that license and a resale certificate showing your Alabama sales tax account number before selling siding, windows and doors tax-free. Contractor sales have their own rules about who is the final buyer, so ask us how to document each customer type.
Short answer: All I Need To Sell Wholesale Construction Material: 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. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for 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 423330 (Roofing, Siding, and Insulation Material Merchant Wholesalers)
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All Businesses Need a Elkmont Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Limestone 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
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Vinyl Siding / Construction Materials The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Elkmont business tax id registration (business license).
2. Vinyl Siding / Construction Materials Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Limestone County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In AL you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( 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 Elkmont, Incorporate in AL or form a(n) LLC.