Closet Freak · Cincinnati, OH
A laptop lit up with orders, a stack of boxes, and a printer humming out labels.
Short answer: Business License For Online Store: start with the structure (an LLC for most owners), then the Vendor's License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license.
The Ohio version of the seller's permit is the Vendor's License. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form STEC B Sales and Use Tax Blanket Exemption Certificate. A vendor's license is required for retail sales; a business making only sales for resale may not need one. Ohio requires a vendor's license to make retail sales, and a resale exemption can be denied to an unlicensed buyer. An online seller buys products with a resale certificate so there is no sales tax on stock, then collects tax from customers in the states where it's required.
Tip: Know which states you sell into; sales tax follows the customer, not your couch.
Industry code: NAICS 453998 (All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)), 459999 under the 2022 update
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Myedeals4you · Wilkes Barre, PA
Short answer: Starting Online Business In PA: start with the structure (an LLC for most owners), then the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license.
Pennsylvania calls its seller's permit the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for 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. An online seller buys products with a resale certificate so there is no sales tax on stock, then collects tax from customers in the states where it's required.
Get your Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License filed · Start your LLC, DBA and EIN · Business licenses
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All Businesses Need a Cincinnati Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Clermont 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 OH 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 OH Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in OH or form a(n) OH 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. Online Business Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Cincinnati business tax registration.
2. Online Business 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) Clermont County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In OH you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A OHseller'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 OH Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) OH State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Cincinnati, Incorporate in OH or form a(n) LLC.