Flower Fox · Cambridge, MA
The owner shared: “I sell clothes.”
Flower Fox needs Massachusetts's sales and use tax registration (Certificate of Registration) to sell clothes. Wholesale suppliers will ask for it and the Form ST-4 Sales Tax Resale Certificate before selling you stock tax-free. Clothing tax rules in Massachusetts have their own details, so we will look at what you sell. A sole proprietor with no employees can use the EIN with suppliers.
Short answer: Obtain A Massachusetts Tax Id: Massachusetts doesn't issue a document called a "wholesale license." The registration suppliers ask for is the sales and use tax registration (Certificate of Registration), backed by a Form ST-4 Sales Tax Resale Certificate.
In Massachusetts, the seller's permit goes by the name sales and use tax registration (Certificate of Registration). When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form ST-4 Sales Tax Resale Certificate. 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. Massachusetts' ST-4 resale certificate requires the buyer's registration number.
Industry code: NAICS 448140 (Family Clothing Stores), 458110 under the 2022 update
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All Businesses Need a Cambridge Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Middlesex 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 MA 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 MA Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in MA or form a(n) MA 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. Clothing Sales Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Cambridge business tax registration.
2. Clothing Sales 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) Middlesex County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In MA 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 MAseller'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 MA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) MA State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Cambridge, Incorporate in MA or form a(n) LLC.