Ryan Granfield D/B/A RG Landscaping · Feeding Hills, MA
A mower humming across a lawn, fresh mulch steaming in the sun and clean stripes behind a crew.
Short answer: Ryan Granfield DBA RG Landscaping: a landscaping business in Feeding Hills 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.
In Massachusetts, the seller's permit goes by the name sales and use tax registration (Certificate of Registration). Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for 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. Plants and materials sold to clients may be bought with a resale certificate, while mowers, tools and fuel used in the work are generally taxed.
Tip: Photograph jobs before and after; a lawn looks much better in a picture than from memory.
Industry code: NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services)
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All Businesses Need a Feeding Hills Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Hampden 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. Landscaping  Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Feeding Hills business tax registration.
 2. Landscaping 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) Hampden County  DBA assumed business name certificate. Â
  3. In MA you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable.  ( A.K.A MAseller's permit, state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate).
   4. Keep in mind that employers will need to obtain a federal EIN and a State EIN tax identificattion number as well. I.e., a MA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) MA  State Employer Tax Number. Â
  5.  Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Feeding Hills, Incorporate in MA  or form a(n) LLC.Â