Daniel · Next Generation Management Solutions · Schererville, IN
Daniel asked: “Management consulting specializing in interpersonal relationship building, conflict resolution and team building. Home business.”
Hi Daniel, Pure consulting is a service, which generally does not call for Indiana's Registered Retail Merchant Certificate unless you start selling books, workshops with materials, or other goods. Your first steps are the structure, such as an LLC, plus an EIN and a bank account for Next Generation Management Solutions. With an employee, add the state employer registration. A home business may need a local license.
Short answer: For a management consulting business in Schererville, Indiana, the essentials are a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
In Indiana, the seller's permit goes by the name Registered Retail Merchant Certificate. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form ST-105 General Sales Tax 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. Indiana's ST-105 certificate requires the buyer's Indiana registration number for resale claims by in-state buyers. Supplies you use up in a service are usually taxed when you buy them, since they aren't resold.
Industry code: NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services)
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Ronald · Ronald Consulting · Chester Springs, PA
Hi Ronald, consulting is generally a service, so a Pennsylvania Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License usually isn't needed unless you sell taxable goods. If you do, the Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate applies only to items you resell. An EIN, a DBA for Ronald Consulting or an LLC, and a local business license cover the basics.
Short answer: Sales Tax Cert: the key filing in Pennsylvania is the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. Suppliers will ask for its number and a Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate before they sell to you tax-free.
In Pennsylvania, the seller's permit goes by the name 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. Supplies you use up in a service are usually taxed when you buy them, since they aren't resold.
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All Businesses Need a Schererville Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Lake 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 IN 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 IN Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in IN or form a(n) IN LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Consulting The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Schererville business tax id registration (business license).
2. Consulting Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Lake County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In IN 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 INseller'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 IN Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) IN State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Schererville, Incorporate in IN or form a(n) LLC.