River Valley Pasta · Findlay, OH
Ribbons of fresh fettuccine drying on a rack, flour dusting the counter and a pot steaming in the corner.
Short answer: In Findlay, Ohio, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For a pasta company, that means the Vendor's License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
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. Flour, eggs and packaging that become part of the pasta you sell can often be bought with a resale certificate, while mixers and cutters are taxed.
Tip: Label every package with ingredients and allergens; the person with a wheat allergy is going to read it very carefully.
Industry code: NAICS 311824 (Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour)
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All Businesses Need a Findlay Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Hancock 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. Pasta Company Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Findlay business tax id registration (business license).
2. Pasta Company 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) Hancock County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
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 Findlay, Incorporate in OH or form a(n) LLC.