Felicity Way · Colorado Springs, CO
The owner shared: “I make jewelry and sell it. I buy jewelry supplies to create the jewelry. I make everything in my home. I have an Etsy website currently.”
Since you already sell on Etsy, Colorado's sales tax license is the next step if you have not registered, and it lets you use the Form DR 0563 Sales Tax Exemption Certificate (Multi-Jurisdiction) to buy beads, chains and findings tax-free. Tools do not qualify. Colorado cities can have their own sales tax rules, so we can look into your location. Felicity Way might need a DBA if it is not your LLC.
Short answer: Obtain A Wholesale License Colorado Springs Co: Colorado doesn't issue a document called a "wholesale license." The registration suppliers ask for is the sales tax license, backed by a Form DR 0563 Sales Tax Exemption Certificate (Multi-Jurisdiction).
The Colorado version of the seller's permit is the sales tax license. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier a Form DR 0563 Sales Tax Exemption Certificate (Multi-Jurisdiction). 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. Many Colorado home-rule cities collect their own sales tax and issue their own licenses, separate from the state.
Industry code: NAICS 448310 (Jewelry Stores), 458310 under the 2022 update
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Krista · Haus Of Turquoise Jewelry And Clothing · Muscle Shoals, AL
Krista shared: “I am a crafter and want to start a website. I will buy jewelry supplies, accessories, and clothing wholesale. I will sell on eBay, Etsy, my website, and to customers nationwide from my home.”
Hi Krista, with jewelry, accessories and clothing from eBay, Etsy and your site, the starting point is Alabama's sales tax license. Wholesalers will then take the resale certificate showing the buyer's Alabama sales tax account number for items you resell tax-free. Nationwide customers can mean owing sales tax elsewhere once you pass other states' thresholds, and Haus Of Turquoise needs a DBA unless it is your LLC's name.
Short answer: For an online jewelry and clothing shop in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, the essentials are the sales tax license, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
In Alabama, the seller's permit goes by the name sales tax license. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier an Alabama resale certificate. Wholesalers making no retail sales may get a state sales tax certificate of exemption (Form STE-1) instead of a sales tax license. Many Alabama cities and counties levy their own sales taxes, some administered locally, so local registration can be needed too.
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All Businesses Need a Colorado Springs Business License & a Trade Business Name ( El Paso 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 CO 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 CO Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in CO or form a(n) CO 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. Jewelry Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Colorado Springs business tax id registration (business license).
2. Jewelry 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) El Paso County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In CO you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A COseller'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 CO Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) CO State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Colorado Springs, Incorporate in CO or form a(n) LLC.