Kimberly · Carmichaels, PA
Kimberly told us: “Catering. I will make and serve food for different functions. I work from home in my newly renovated kitchen. I am a chef with several years of experience and would like to start catering from my home.”
Hi Kimberly, catering means you sell prepared food, which Pennsylvania treats as taxable, so you need the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. Ingredients that become part of the meals can be bought tax-free with the Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate, but pans and linens cannot. Be aware that serving food from a home kitchen is closely regulated, and many places require a licensed commercial kitchen instead, so check local rules before you take bookings.
Short answer: Apply For Sole Proprietor Carmichaels PA: a home catering business in Carmichaels typically needs the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, with an LLC and a DBA if you use a trade name.
Pennsylvania calls its seller's permit 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 722320 (Caterers)
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All Businesses Need a Carmichaels Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Greene 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
The licenses below are required for all businesses including internet as well as home and businesses like Etsy etc.
1. Catering Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Carmichaels business tax registration.
2. Catering 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) Greene County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In PA you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A PAseller'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 PA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) PA State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Carmichaels, Incorporate in PA or form a(n) LLC.