Aaron · Hammer Enterprises · Racine, WI
Hi Aaron, a subscription website is a service business that bills monthly, so your accounting is as recurring as your income. Whether digital memberships are taxable varies by state, and Wisconsin's Seller's Permit becomes relevant if the site is taxable or you sell any goods. Hammer Enterprises as a trade name needs a DBA unless it is your LLC's exact name. Payment processors also like to see a proper EIN.
Short answer: File DBA: for an online membership website in Racine, Wisconsin, the core set is a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a business structure and name registration.
The Wisconsin version of the seller's permit is the Seller's Permit. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form S-211 Wisconsin Sales and Use Tax Exemption 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. Wisconsin is a Streamlined Sales Tax member state; its S-211 form covers resale purchases. Supplies you use up in a service are usually taxed when you buy them, since they aren't resold.
Industry code: NAICS 519290 (Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services)
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All Businesses Need a Racine Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Racine 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 WI Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in or form a(n) WI 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. Adult Website Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Racine business tax registration.
2. Adult Website 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) Racine County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In WI 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 WI Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) WI State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Racine, Incorporate in WI or form a(n) LLC.