Laura · Lets Make Up By Lissette · Houston, TX
Laura asked: “I am a cosmetologist and will be doing services such as waxing, microblading, makeup and lash lifts.”
Hi Laura, services like waxing, makeup and lash lifts are licensed individually by the state, and microblading often has its own tattoo or body art permit. If you rent a booth, you may need your own business license, and the booth owner can need one too. The Sales and Use Tax Permit in Texas applies only if you sell taxable products like skincare. Texas has no wage income tax.
Short answer: Booth Rental License: start with the structure (an LLC for most owners), then a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license.
Texas calls its seller's permit the Sales and Use Tax Permit. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier a Texas Sales and Use Tax Resale Certificate (Form 01-339). Texas expects sellers of taxable items, including wholesalers, to hold a permit, and resale certificates require the buyer's Texas taxpayer number. In Texas a customer's permit number alone is not a substitute for a signed resale certificate. Supplies you use up in a service are usually taxed when you buy them, since they aren't resold.
Industry code: NAICS 812199 (Other Personal Care Services)
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Succulent Skin And Spa · Saint George, UT
The owner asked: “I am an esthetician with an at-home business providing spa services. I want to sell products online to my clients.”
Services and product sales get treated differently. Your facials and treatments are one thing, but the products you sell online to clients are taxable goods, so Utah expects a Sales Tax License for Succulent Skin And Spa. With it, you can buy retail products from suppliers tax-free using the Form TC-721 Exemption Certificate. Working from home usually also calls for a home occupation permit from the city.
Short answer: All Licenses And Permits Needed In Utah 84770: start with the structure (an LLC for most owners), then the Sales Tax License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license.
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.
Industry code: NAICS 812112 (Beauty Salons)
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All Businesses Need a Houston Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Fort Bend 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 TX 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 TX Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in TX or form a(n) TX LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Spa The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Houston business tax id registration (business license).
2. Spa Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Fort Bend County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In TX 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 TXseller'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 TX Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) TX State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Houston, Incorporate in TX or form a(n) LLC.