Carl · Southern Sugar Studio · Florence, SC
Carl asked: “We have an online clothing business. We only sell online and do not have a storefront.”
Hi Carl, no storefront does not mean no license: online sales of taxable goods in Florence still need South Carolina's Retail License. Your clothing suppliers will ask for the Form ST-8A Resale Certificate and license number before selling tax-free. Southern Sugar Studio is a trade name, so if your LLC has a different legal name, you will need a DBA, and with two employees you will register as an employer.
Short answer: Get SC Retail License: South Carolina doesn't issue a document called a "wholesale license." The registration suppliers ask for is the Retail License, backed by a Form ST-8A Resale Certificate.
The South Carolina version of the seller's permit is the Retail License. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is 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.
Industry code: NAICS 448140 (Family Clothing Stores), 458110 under the 2022 update
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All Businesses Need a Florence Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Florence 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 SC 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 SC Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in SC or form a(n) SC 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. Clothing Store Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Florence business tax id registration (business license).
2. Clothing Store 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) Florence County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In SC you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A SCseller'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 SC Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) SC State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Florence, Incorporate in SC or form a(n) LLC.