Kailua Kona, HI
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Short answer: Seller's Permit Kailua Kona Hawaii: in Hawaii, what most people call a wholesale license is the General Excise Tax (GET) license. With it, and a resale certificate (Form G-17) for your suppliers, an eBay and swap meet seller can buy inventory for resale without paying sales tax up front.
In Hawaii, the seller's permit goes by the name General Excise Tax (GET) license. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier a resale certificate (Form G-17). Hawaii's GET applies to wholesaling too, so a business that sells only to resellers still needs a GET license. Hawaii taxes wholesale sales as well as retail ones, at a lower rate, because its GET falls on the seller's gross income. Stores that stock inventory are expected to buy inventory with a resale certificate, so tax is paid by the end customer and not at the supplier.
Tip: Keep sales records for each venue. Cash at a swap meet counts the same as cash anywhere else.
Industry code: NAICS 453998 (All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)), 459999 under the 2022 update
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All Businesses Need a Kailua Kona Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Hawaii 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 HI 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 HI Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in HI or form a(n) HI LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
Requirements below include websites as well as home-based or eBay Businesses.
1. Ebay Home 99% of new businesses are required to get a(n), Kailua Kona business Id registration ( business tax registration or business permit).
2. Ebay Home Starting businesses using a company name other than the legal owner's name need a (n) Hawaii County DBA Doing Business As Trade Firm Name Registration.
3. In HI a business tax ID registration (occupationall business license ) and a DBA Doing Business As Fictious Business Name are ncessary for most businesses but if your business sells any taxable items, you will need a sales tax ID number. ( A.K.A HIseller's permit, state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate).
4. If you are thinking of hiring help, you will need a tax ID called a state EIN and an IRS tax ID number called an EIN Employer ID Number. I.e., a HI Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) HI State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Kailua Kona, Incorporate in HI or form a(n) LLC.