Hachem · Qualitarians LLC · Fairfax, VA
Hachem told us: “I am starting a retail/wholesale business. I will import new clothes and sell them in person and online to all states from my home.”
Hi Hachem, Qualitarians LLC under its exact name needs no DBA. Virginia's Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration comes first for selling clothes, and the Form ST-10 exemption certificate covers buying for resale from US suppliers. Wholesale buyers who resell your goods give you their certificate instead of paying tax. Importing has separate customs paperwork, and sales in other states may bring their rules after thresholds.
Short answer: Business License Application For Retail Wholesale: Virginia doesn't issue a document called a "wholesale license." The registration suppliers ask for is the Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration, backed by a Form ST-10 Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption.
Virginia calls its seller's permit the Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier a Form ST-10 Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption. 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. In-state buyers using Form ST-10 generally need a Virginia registration; out-of-state buyers can cite their home-state number. Out-of-state buyers do not need a Virginia registration to give a valid Virginia resale certificate.
Industry code: NAICS 448140 (Family Clothing Stores), 458110 under the 2022 update
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All Businesses Need a Fairfax Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Fairfax 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 VA 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 VA Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in VA or form a(n) VA 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. Clothing Sales Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Fairfax business tax registration.
2. Clothing Sales 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) Fairfax County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In VA you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A VAseller'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 VA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) VA State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Fairfax, Incorporate in VA or form a(n) LLC.