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All Businesses Need a Billings Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Yellowstone 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 MT 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 MT Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in MT or form a(n) MT 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. ATV Repair And Trailer Fabrication Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Billings business tax registration.
2. ATV Repair And Trailer Fabrication 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) Yellowstone County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In MT 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 MTseller'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 MT Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) MT State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Billings, Incorporate in MT or form a(n) LLC.