Tanisehia · T² Catering LLC · Lilburn, GA
Tanisehia shared: “I am a baker and have a catering company/website. I ship baked goods to customers in 50 states.”
Hi Tanisehia, shipping baked goods nationwide brings two things. First, your sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration) covers Georgia, but other states may expect you to register once your sales there pass their thresholds. Second, ingredients that become part of what you sell can be bought tax-free with Form ST-5, while ovens and supplies you use up cannot. Food licensing for catering is separate, and T² Catering LLC keeps its exact name without a DBA.
Short answer: LLC Business Wholesale License: the key filing in Georgia is the sales and use tax number (Certificate of Registration). Suppliers will ask for its number and a Form ST-5 Sales Tax Certificate of Exemption before they sell to you tax-free.
In Georgia, the seller's permit goes by the name 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 311811 (Retail Bakeries)
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All Businesses Need a Lilburn Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Gwinnett 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. Catering The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Lilburn business tax registration.
2. Catering Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Gwinnett County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In GA you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( 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 Lilburn, Incorporate in GA or form a(n) LLC.