Julie · Griffin Gems And Design · Arlington, VA
Julie wrote: “I make jewelry to sell online, and also at craft fairs.”
Hi Julie, selling handmade jewelry online and at craft fairs makes Virginia's Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration the key piece. The Form ST-10 Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption then lets you buy stones, chain and findings tax-free, since they become part of the pieces. Griffin Gems And Design needs a DBA unless it is an LLC's exact name.
Short answer: Form VA Jewelry Business: a handmade jewelry business in Arlington typically needs the Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, with an LLC and a DBA if you use a trade name.
Virginia calls its seller's permit 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.
Industry code: NAICS 448310 (Jewelry Stores), 458310 under the 2022 update
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Krista · Haus Of Turquoise Jewelry And Clothing · Muscle Shoals, AL
Krista shared: “I am a crafter and want to start a website. I will buy jewelry supplies, accessories, and clothing wholesale. I will sell on eBay, Etsy, my website, and to customers nationwide from my home.”
Hi Krista, with jewelry, accessories and clothing from eBay, Etsy and your site, the starting point is Alabama's sales tax license. Wholesalers will then take the resale certificate showing the buyer's Alabama sales tax account number for items you resell tax-free. Nationwide customers can mean owing sales tax elsewhere once you pass other states' thresholds, and Haus Of Turquoise needs a DBA unless it is your LLC's name.
Short answer: For an online jewelry and clothing shop in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, the essentials are the sales tax license, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
In Alabama, the seller's permit goes by the name sales tax license. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier an Alabama resale certificate. Wholesalers making no retail sales may get a state sales tax certificate of exemption (Form STE-1) instead of a sales tax license. Many Alabama cities and counties levy their own sales taxes, some administered locally, so local registration can be needed too.
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All Businesses Need a Arlington Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Arlington 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 VA 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 VA or form a(n) VA LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Jewelry The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Arlington business tax id registration (business license).
2. Jewelry Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Arlington County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In VA you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A VAseller'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 VA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) VA State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Arlington, Incorporate in VA or form a(n) LLC.