Bellaocean · Atlanta, GA
The owner asked: “I want to sell clothing online.”
Selling clothing online in Georgia starts with the sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration). That is what a wholesale supplier will ask for, along with Form ST-5 Sales Tax Certificate of Exemption, before selling to Bellaocean tax-free. Once your web sales into other states pass those states' thresholds, you may owe sales tax there as well. Picking a good supplier is harder than paperwork.
Short answer: For an online clothing store in Atlanta, Georgia, the essentials are the sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration), a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
The Georgia version of the seller's permit is the sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration). When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form ST-5 Sales Tax Certificate of Exemption. 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. Buyers using Form ST-5 generally need a Georgia sales tax number when registration applies to them. Georgia's ST-5 certificate covers resale and many other exemptions; the buyer marks the reason and lists its registration number.
Industry code: NAICS 448140 (Family Clothing Stores), 458110 under the 2022 update
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Coshocton, OH
A tidy home office, a pile of padded envelopes by the door and a laptop alight with new orders.
Short answer: Wholesale Coshocton: Ohio doesn't issue a document called a "wholesale license." The registration suppliers ask for is the Vendor's License, backed by a Form STEC B Sales and Use Tax Blanket Exemption Certificate.
In Ohio, the seller's permit goes by the name Vendor's License. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier 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. Goods bought to resell online are purchased with a resale certificate, and tax is collected from customers where required.
Tip: Choose one clear niche and describe it in a sentence; confused visitors don't buy.
Industry code: NAICS 453998 (All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)), 459999 under the 2022 update
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All Businesses Need a Atlanta Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Cobb 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 GA 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 GA Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in GA or form a(n) GA LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Retail Online The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Atlanta business tax registration.
2. Retail Online Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Cobb County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In GA 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 GAseller'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 GA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) GA State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Atlanta, Incorporate in GA or form a(n) LLC.