Milwaukee, WI
The owner wrote: “Caramel corn.”
Selling caramel corn is a food business, so beyond Wisconsin's Seller's Permit you will likely need a food licensing check with the state or your city, depending on whether you make it at home. Packaging and ingredients that become the product can be bought with the Form S-211 Wisconsin Sales and Use Tax Exemption Certificate. Selling at fairs or markets still needs the permit.
Short answer: For a caramel corn business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the essentials are the Seller's Permit, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
The Wisconsin version of the seller's permit is the Seller's Permit. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier a Form S-211 Wisconsin Sales and Use Tax Exemption 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. Wisconsin is a Streamlined Sales Tax member state; its S-211 form covers resale purchases.
Industry code: NAICS 311919 (Other Snack Food Manufacturing)
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All Businesses Need a Milwaukee Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Milwaukee 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 WI 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 WI Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in WI or form a(n) WI LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Popcorn Sales The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Milwaukee business tax id registration (business license).
2. Popcorn Sales Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Milwaukee County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In WI you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A WIseller'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 WI Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) WI State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Milwaukee, Incorporate in WI or form a(n) LLC.