Bruce · Emmett Engineering · York, PA
Bruce wrote: “Engineering and machine shop services; manufactured products; zoned commercial and residential.”
Hi Bruce, Machine shop work and manufactured products are taxable in many cases, so Pennsylvania's Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License matters, even though pure engineering services may not be taxed. Raw materials that become part of what you make can be bought tax-free with the Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate. Keep the zoning in mind. Emmett Engineering needs a DBA unless your LLC carries that exact name.
Short answer: Apply For DBA Pennsylvania: start with the structure (an LLC for most owners), then the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license.
Pennsylvania calls its seller's permit the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is 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 332710 (Machine Shops)
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American Fork, UT
Blueprints cover a drafting table, a laptop shows a 3D model rotating slowly and a pencil taps over a measurement.
Short answer: Utah State Tax ID For My Business: Utah doesn't issue a document called a "wholesale license." The registration suppliers ask for is the Sales Tax License, backed by a Form TC-721 Exemption Certificate.
Utah calls its seller's permit the Sales Tax License. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form TC-721 Exemption Certificate. Suppliers generally accept a resale certificate only from a buyer registered for sales tax, so even a business that mostly buys and sells wholesale usually registers. Utah is a Streamlined Sales Tax member state; its TC-721 form covers resale purchases. Services are mostly not resold goods, so supplies used up in the work, like plotter paper and software, are normally taxable when bought; a resale certificate only helps for items passed to customers.
Tip: Confirm your engineering license is valid in every state you plan to practice in; stamps from the wrong place do not count.
Industry code: NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services)
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All Businesses Need a York Business License & a Trade Business Name ( York 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 PA 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 PA Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in PA or form a(n) PA LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Engineering The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , York business tax id registration (business license).
2. Engineering Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) York County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In PA 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 PAseller'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 PA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) PA State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in York, Incorporate in PA or form a(n) LLC.