Jkp2creations · Portsmouth, OH
The owner told us: “Crafts from home: fabric, crochet, paintings.”
Fabric, crochet and paintings sold in Ohio need the Vendor's License, the "vendor's license" in that state, since they are taxable goods. Materials that end up in your finished pieces can be bought tax-free with your Form STEC B Sales and Use Tax Blanket Exemption Certificate. Jkp2creations as a name is fine as a DBA if it differs from your legal name. Craft shows commonly ask to see the license.
Short answer: For a home crafts business in Portsmouth, Ohio, the essentials are the Vendor's License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
The Ohio version of the seller's permit is the Vendor's License. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form STEC B Sales and Use Tax Blanket Exemption Certificate. A vendor's license is required for retail sales; a business making only sales for resale may not need one. Ohio requires a vendor's license to make retail sales, and a resale exemption can be denied to an unlicensed buyer.
Industry code: NAICS 453998 (All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers), 459999 under the 2022 update
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Kim · Kim Craft Store · Washington, PA
Kim told us: “I sell crafts and clothing on eBay.”
Hi Kim, eBay sales of crafts and clothing are taxable goods sales, so your Pennsylvania Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License matters even for a home business. With it, suppliers will take the Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate when you buy materials or inventory for resale. A kitchen-table seller can start as a sole proprietor with an EIN, and Kim Craft Store would need a DBA.
Short answer: Wholesale License15301: in Pennsylvania, what most people call a wholesale license is the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. With it, and a Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate for your suppliers, an online crafts and clothing business can buy inventory for resale without paying sales tax up front.
The Pennsylvania version of the seller's permit is 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.
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All Businesses Need a Portsmouth Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Scioto 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 OH 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 OH Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in OH or form a(n) OH LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Crafts The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Portsmouth business tax id registration (business license).
2. Crafts Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Scioto County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In OH 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 OHseller'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 OH Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) OH State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Portsmouth, Incorporate in OH or form a(n) LLC.