Lekeshia · Not So Pink & Blue · Rex, GA
Lekeshia told us: “I will open a retail store for infants and toddlers, offering all the essentials for birth, nursing and raising a child to pre-kindergarten age. Also event planning, venue rentals and decorations for retail clients.”
Hi Lekeshia, what people call a wholesale license is, in Georgia, a sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration). With it, suppliers accept Form ST-5 so you buy baby inventory tax-free for resale. The event planning, venue rental and decoration side is a separate income stream, and rentals can be taxable, so tell us how you will charge. Not So Pink & Blue is a trade name and needs a DBA unless it is your LLC's exact name.
Short answer: In Rex, Georgia, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For an infant and toddler retail store, that means the sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration), a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
The Georgia version of the seller's permit is the sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration). Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a Form ST-5 Sales 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. Buyers using Form ST-5 generally need a Georgia sales tax number when registration applies to them. Georgia's ST-5 certificate covers resale and many other exemptions; the buyer marks the reason and lists its registration number.
Industry code: NAICS 448130 (Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores), 458110 under the 2022 update
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Georgetown, SC
Neat shelves under bright lights, a cash register chirping and a bell jingling as the door opens.
Short answer: For a retail store in Georgetown, South Carolina, the essentials are the Retail License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
In South Carolina, the seller's permit goes by the name Retail License. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for 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. Inventory bought from suppliers for resale comes with a resale certificate, and customers pay sales tax at checkout.
Tip: Walk your store as a customer once a week; you'll see exactly what they see.
Industry code: NAICS 453998 (All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)), 459999 under the 2022 update
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All Businesses Need a Rex Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Clayton 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 GA Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in or form a(n) GA LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. retail store The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Rex business tax id registration (business license).
2. retail store Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Clayton County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In GA you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A seller'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 GA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) GA State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Rex, Incorporate in GA or form a(n) LLC.