Kissimmee, FL
A table of goods, a cash box at the ready and a friendly greeting for each passerby who wanders over.
Short answer: In Kissimmee, Florida, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For a general sales business, that means the sales tax Certificate of Registration, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
The Florida version of the seller's permit is the sales tax Certificate of Registration. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier an Annual Resale Certificate (Form DR-13). Florida's resale exemption works only for active registered dealers, and inactive wholesalers must reactivate registration to receive an Annual Resale Certificate. Florida mails registered dealers a new Annual Resale Certificate each year; sellers can also verify a buyer's certificate number with the state. Wholesale buying means purchasing items for sale for resale tax-free by giving each supplier a resale certificate, while shop supplies and equipment you keep are still taxed.
Tip: Pin down exactly what you sell before you register; the application feels easier when the answer is more specific than 'stuff'.
Industry code: NAICS 459999 (All Other Miscellaneous Retailers)
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Clothing Store · Pittsburgh, PA
The owner asked: “Clothing store. I will sell online until I get enough to get a storefront.”
Starting online and moving into a storefront later is a smart way to grow. Register for the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License now, since online sales to Pennsylvania buyers are taxable. Clothing suppliers will want the Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate plus your permit number. When you get the storefront, you will also need the city's business license.
Short answer: In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For an online clothing store, that means the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
Pennsylvania calls its seller's permit the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for 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.
Industry code: NAICS 448150 (Clothing Accessories Stores), 458110 under the 2022 update
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All Businesses Need a Kissimmee Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Osceola 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 FL 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 FL Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in FL or form a(n) FL 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. Sales Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Kissimmee business tax registration.
2. Sales 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) Osceola County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In FL 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 FLseller's permit, state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate).
4. Keep in mind that employers will need to obtain a federal EIN and a State EIN tax identificattion number as well. I.e., a FL Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) FL State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Kissimmee, Incorporate in FL or form a(n) LLC.