Red Thread Clothier’E Red Thread Resale Store · Baton Rouge, LA
The owner told us: “I'm a solo operator selling products on the internet. I work from home and use a storage facility. I sell over the internet, but I also deliver around Baton Rouge and vicinity.”
Louisiana requires a sales tax certificate of registration for what you sell online and deliver locally, and local deliveries around Baton Rouge may carry parish tax rules too. When buying inventory for resale, your suppliers will ask for the Louisiana Resale Certificate (Form R-1042) along with your account number. Working from home with a storage unit is common; just keep inventory records so you can show what was bought tax-free for resale.
Short answer: Get Louisiana Business License: start with the structure (an LLC for most owners), then the sales tax certificate of registration, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license.
In Louisiana, the seller's permit goes by the name sales tax certificate of registration. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a Louisiana Resale Certificate (Form R-1042). 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. Louisiana issues resale certificates to registered dealers itself, while parish sales taxes are administered locally and may need separate registration.
Industry code: NAICS 459999 (All Other Miscellaneous Retailers), 454110 under the 2017 codes
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A'Myracle · Plushee Connection Stuffed Animal Store · Montgomery, AL
A'Myracle told us: “I have a website dropshipping plushies. I will buy new plushies wholesale and sell them on Shopify. I plan to sell plushies to customers in all 50 states, from my home.”
Hi A'Myracle, dropshipping plushies still makes you the seller, so Alabama expects a sales tax license before you start. Your wholesale supplier will usually ask for the resale certificate showing your Alabama sales tax account number and your permit number before selling tax-free. Selling to all 50 states is great, though once you pass another state's sales threshold you may owe tax there too. Your home base works fine.
Short answer: Resale License 36116: the key filing in Alabama is the sales tax license. Suppliers will ask for its number and an Alabama resale certificate before they sell to you tax-free.
Alabama calls its seller's permit the 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.
Industry code: NAICS 459120 (Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers); 451120 under the 2017 codes
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All Businesses Need a Baton Rouge Business License & a Trade Business Name ( East Baton Rouge Parish 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 LA 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 LA Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in LA or form a(n) LA LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Store The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Baton Rouge business tax id registration (business license).
2. Store Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) East Baton Rouge Parish DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In LA you may also need a tax id called a resale tax ID or seller's license if you are selling touchable items. ( A.K.A LAseller'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 LA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) LA State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Baton Rouge, Incorporate in LA or form a(n) LLC.