Nova · HM&B ENTERPRISE LLC · Orangeburg, SC
Nova wrote: “1. Wholesale 2. furniture, shoes, lotion, perfume, art etc. 3. Online”
Hi Nova, selling furniture, shoes, lotion, perfume and art online from Orangeburg means South Carolina's Retail License, which also covers wholesale sales to other businesses. Suppliers will ask for your Form ST-8A Resale Certificate and license number to sell tax-free, and your own wholesale buyers will hand you theirs. HM&B Enterprise LLC under its exact name needs no DBA. Lotion and perfume can have labeling rules.
Short answer: In Orangeburg, South Carolina, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For an online wholesale and retail merchandise business, that means the Retail License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
The South Carolina version of the seller's permit is the Retail License. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form ST-8A Resale Certificate. A retail license is required for retail sellers; a business making only wholesale sales may not need one. South Carolina also accepts the multistate uniform certificate in place of its ST-8A form if it contains the same information.
Industry code: NAICS 425120 (Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers); retail side 459999 (All Other Miscellaneous Retailers)
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All Businesses Need a Orangeburg Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Orangeburg 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 SC 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 SC Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in SC or form a(n) SC 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. SALE ONLINE Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Orangeburg business tax id registration (business license).
2. SALE ONLINE 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) Orangeburg County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In SC you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A SCseller'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 SC Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) SC State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Orangeburg, Incorporate in SC or form a(n) LLC.