Fairfax, VA
Pegboards lined with wrenches, a tidy stack of boxed drills, and the rattle of a loading cart.
Short answer: For a tool seller in Fairfax, Virginia, the essentials are the Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
The Virginia version of the seller's permit is the Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for 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. Selling hand and power tools wholesale means supplying stores and resellers, who hand over their own resale certificates so the wholesale order itself is not taxed.
Tip: Record serial numbers on high-value tools; they help with warranty claims and with the rare unhappy day when something walks away.
Industry code: NAICS 423710 (Hardware Merchant Wholesalers)
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Richard · Ebay Home Business Tools Richard · Absecon, NJ
Hi Richard, selling tools on eBay from Absecon is retail, and New Jersey wants the Certificate of Authority registration for it. With it, your tool suppliers will accept the Form ST-3 Resale Certificate and tax number, so you buy stock tax-free. Selling to buyers in other states may owe tax there past their thresholds, though marketplaces like eBay often handle that for you. Keep your own records anyway.
Short answer: In Absecon, New Jersey, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For an eBay home business selling tools, that means the Certificate of Authority, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
New Jersey calls its seller's permit the Certificate of Authority. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form ST-3 Resale 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. New Jersey's ST-3 resale certificate requires the buyer's New Jersey registration number for in-state buyers.
Industry code: NAICS 444130 (Hardware Retailers), 459999 under the 2022 update for online sales
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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 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 or form a(n) VA LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
Requirements below include websites as well as home-based or eBay Businesses.
1. tools 99% of new businesses are required to get a(n), Fairfax business Id registration ( business tax registration or business permit).
2. tools Starting businesses using a company name other than the legal owner's name need a (n) Fairfax County DBA Doing Business As Trade Firm Name Registration.
3. In VA a business tax ID registration (occupationall business license ) and a DBA Doing Business As Fictious Business Name are ncessary for most businesses but if your business sells any taxable items, you will need a sales tax ID number. ( A.K.A seller's permit, state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate).
4. If you are thinking of hiring help, you will need a tax ID called a state EIN and an IRS tax ID number called an EIN Employer ID Number. 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.