Ronnie · Dodge's Automotive Services · Clarksville, AR
Ronnie wrote: “I am a mechanic and I have a shop bay and a website. I will buy used or new auto parts and supplies at wholesale and sell the parts and service automobiles in Arkansas from my home or shop.”
Hi Ronnie, since you sell parts along with repairs, Arkansas expects the sales and use tax permit. It lets you buy parts tax-free with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption (resale), though tools and shop supplies you use up are taxed. Keep parts and labor separate on invoices. A home garage may also need a home occupation permit.
Short answer: Arkansas Tax Id Clarksville: Arkansas doesn't issue a document called a "wholesale license." The registration suppliers ask for is the sales and use tax permit, backed by a Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption (resale).
In Arkansas, the seller's permit goes by the name sales and use tax permit. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier a Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption (resale). 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. Arkansas is a Streamlined Sales Tax member state, so buyers can use the uniform Streamlined exemption certificate for resale.
Industry code: NAICS 811111 (General Automotive Repair)
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Clint · Clint's Automotive · Uniontown, PA
Clint asked: “I am a mechanic that buys parts and puts them on customers' vehicles.”
Hi Clint, parts you install are the key tax question. In Pennsylvania, the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License matters, and you can give suppliers the Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate for parts you resell to customers, but not for tools. An LLC for Clint's Automotive helps separate personal assets. You will also need an EIN.
Short answer: LLC Uniontown PA 15401: for an auto repair shop in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, the core set is the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a business structure and name registration.
The Pennsylvania version of the seller's permit is the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier 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.
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All Businesses Need a Clarksville Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Johnson 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 AR 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 AR Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in AR or form a(n) AR 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. Automotive Repair Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Clarksville business tax registration.
2. Automotive Repair 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) Johnson County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In AR 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 ARseller'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 AR Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) AR State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Clarksville, Incorporate in AR or form a(n) LLC.