Kevin · Anytime · Claysburg, PA
Kevin told us: “I buy and sell food and cleaning products.”
Hi Kevin, Pennsylvania treats much food as non-taxable but cleaning products as taxable, so you still need the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License for the taxable items. Suppliers will usually ask for the license number plus the Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate before selling inventory tax-free. Anytime is a trade name, so register a DBA, and food sales may need a health check.
Short answer: In Claysburg, Pennsylvania, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For a food and cleaning supply business, 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.
The Pennsylvania version of the seller's permit is the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier 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 445110 (Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers)
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LLC Food · Beaufort, SC
Wholesale food in South Carolina begins with the Retail License, which is what suppliers want to see along with the Form ST-8A Resale Certificate. Food businesses also need approvals for storage, delivery or preparation, depending on what you do. With eight employees, you need an EIN and state employer registration, and LLC Food may need a DBA.
Short answer: Wholesale License 29902: the key filing in South Carolina is the Retail License. Suppliers will ask for its number and a Form ST-8A Resale Certificate before they sell to you tax-free.
South Carolina calls its seller's permit the Retail License. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier 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 424490 (Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers)
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All Businesses Need a Claysburg Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Blair 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
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Food The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Claysburg business tax registration.
2. Food Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Blair County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In PA 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 PAseller'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 PA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) PA State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Claysburg, Incorporate in PA or form a(n) LLC.