Fox's Lawncare · Wyoming, PA
A mower humming across a lawn, fresh mulch steaming in the sun and clean stripes behind a crew.
Short answer: In Wyoming, Pennsylvania, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For a landscaping business, that means a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
The Pennsylvania version of the seller's permit is the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate. Not a sales tax license. A business selling only to resellers applies for a wholesaler certificate instead; it cannot hold both. Pennsylvania issues a separate wholesaler certificate to businesses that sell only for resale; any retail selling requires the sales tax license instead. Plants and materials sold to clients may be bought with a resale certificate, while mowers, tools and fuel used in the work are generally taxed.
Tip: Photograph jobs before and after; a lawn looks much better in a picture than from memory.
Industry code: NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services)
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All Businesses Need a Wyoming Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Luzerne 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 PA 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 PA Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in PA or form a(n) PA LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
Requirements below include websites as well as home-based or eBay Businesses.
   1. Landscaping  99% of new businesses are required to get a(n), Wyoming business Id registration ( business tax registration or business permit).
 2. Landscaping Starting businesses using a company name other than the legal owner's name need a (n) Luzerne County  DBA Doing Business As Trade Firm Name Registration. Â
  3. In PA 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 PAseller'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 PA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) PA  State Employer Tax Number. Â
  5.  Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Wyoming, Incorporate in PA  or form a(n) LLC.Â