ODD · Grand Rapids, MI
The owner told us: “I perform many services and sell handmade items to the public in consignment stores and online.”
You have two things going, services and handmade goods. Handmade items are taxable, so Michigan expects the Sales Tax License, and you can use the Form 3372 Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption for materials that end up in them. The consignment stores may handle tax on their sales, but get that in writing. ODD is a trade name, so a DBA applies.
Short answer: In Grand Rapids, Michigan, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For a services and handmade items business, that means the Sales Tax License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
Michigan calls its seller's permit the Sales Tax License. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form 3372 Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption. Michigan says wholesalers selling only to other wholesalers or retailers are not making retail sales, so sales tax registration is not required. Michigan wholesalers buying tax-free should give suppliers a written statement that they are purchasing for resale at wholesale.
Industry code: NAICS 453998 (All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers), 459999 under the 2022 update
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HOUSEKEEPING & STUFF · Grant, OK
The squeak of a spotless window, lemony air, and a van full of buckets waiting for the next doorbell.
Short answer: In Grant, Oklahoma, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For a cleaning service, that means a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
The Oklahoma version of the seller's permit is the Sales Tax Permit. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a the buyer's Oklahoma sales tax permit plus a signed resale statement. 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. Oklahoma sellers generally keep a copy of the buyer's sales tax permit to support a sale for resale. Supplies and materials used up while doing the work are normally taxable when bought, because they are consumed in the service and not resold.
Tip: Photograph jobs before and after. Nothing ends a dispute about that one smudge faster than a timestamp.
Industry code: NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services)
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All Businesses Need a Grand Rapids Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Kent 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 MI 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 MI Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in MI or form a(n) MI 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. Cleaning Service Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Grand Rapids business tax id registration (business license).
2. Cleaning Service 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) Kent County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In MI you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A MIseller'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 MI Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) MI State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Grand Rapids, Incorporate in MI or form a(n) LLC.