East Hill Video Production Co LLC · Lansdale, PA
The owner told us: “Video production house: events, graduations, weddings, duplications, voice-over work, script writing, live event presentations and conventions.”
East Hill Video Production Co LLC under its exact name needs no DBA. Most production work is service, but duplicated discs or other items you sell may be taxable, so the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License may apply. Form REV-1220 covers items bought to resell. With three employees, register as an employer for state payroll.
Short answer: PA Video Production Business License: start with the structure (an LLC for most owners), then a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license.
The Pennsylvania version of the seller's permit is 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. Supplies you use up in a service are usually taxed when you buy them, since they aren't resold.
Industry code: NAICS 512110 (Motion Picture and Video Production)
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Milford, MA
Lights glare on a set, a camera operator counts down and a boom mic dips into frame over the actor's shoulder.
Short answer: Business License Massachusetts Video Production: a video production company in Milford typically needs a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, with an LLC and a DBA if you use a trade name.
Massachusetts calls its seller's permit the sales and use tax registration (Certificate of Registration). To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier 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. Services are mostly not resold goods, so supplies used up in the work, like batteries, cables and props, are normally taxable when bought; a resale certificate only helps for items passed to customers.
Tip: Get signed releases from everyone appearing on camera; a great shot is worthless if the star later changes their mind.
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All Businesses Need a Lansdale Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Montgomery 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
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Video Production The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Lansdale business tax id registration (business license).
2. Video Production Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Montgomery County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
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. You will need a federal and a state EIN if you will hire employees. I.e., a PA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) PA State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Lansdale, Incorporate in PA or form a(n) LLC.