Evexcon LLC · Harrisburg, PA
A mower humming across a lawn, fresh mulch steaming in the sun and clean stripes behind a crew.
Short answer: For a landscaping business in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the essentials are a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
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. Plants and materials sold to clients may be bought with a resale certificate, while mowers, tools and fuel used in the work are generally taxed.
Tip: Photograph jobs before and after; a lawn looks much better in a picture than from memory.
Industry code: NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services)
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All Businesses Need a Harrisburg Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Dauphin 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
The licenses below are required for all businesses including internet as well as home and businesses like Etsy etc.
   1. Landscaping  Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Harrisburg business tax registration.
 2. Landscaping 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) Dauphin County  DBA assumed business name certificate. Â
  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. Â
  5.  Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Harrisburg, Incorporate in PA  or form a(n) LLC.Â