Phoenix, AZ
A packing table with tape guns and mailers, a laptop full of order alerts, and boxes stacked by the door.
Short answer: Selling Clothing Online: an online store in Phoenix typically needs the Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) license, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, with an LLC and a DBA if you use a trade name.
The Arizona version of the seller's permit is the Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) license. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a Form 5000A resale certificate. An Arizona wholesaler must hold a TPT license to buy for resale tax-free and must file returns reporting its wholesale sales. Arizona's TPT is a tax on the seller's privilege of doing business, not a tax on the buyer. Once registered, the owner can hand a resale certificate to wholesalers of online store inventory and skip sales tax on stock bought to resell, collecting it from shoppers later.
Tip: Know where your customers live; online sales can trigger tax duties in more than one state.
Industry code: NAICS 455219 (All Other General Merchandise Retailers)
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Porscha · A Few Aparrel And Tings · Hilton Head Island, SC
Porscha shared: “I make my own brand of apparel that will be available online or in person.”
Hi Porscha, you do not need a wholesale permit to sell your own brand, because wholesale means buying from others for resale. What you need in South Carolina is the Retail License, since you sell to customers online and in person on Hilton Head Island. It also lets you buy fabric and blanks tax-free for the garments you resell with Form ST-8A. If you hire help, register as an employer.
Short answer: In Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For an own-brand apparel line, that means the Retail License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
The South Carolina version of the seller's permit is the Retail License. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier a Form ST-8A Resale Certificate. A retail license is required for retail sellers; a business making only wholesale sales may not need one. South Carolina also accepts the multistate uniform certificate in place of its ST-8A form if it contains the same information.
Industry code: NAICS 315990 (Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing)
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All Businesses Need a Phoenix Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Maricopa 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 AZ 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 AZ Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in AZ or form a(n) AZ LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
Requirements below include websites as well as home-based or eBay Businesses.
1. Online 99% of new businesses are required to get a(n), Phoenix business Id registration ( business tax registration or business permit).
2. Online Starting businesses using a company name other than the legal owner's name need a (n) Maricopa County DBA Doing Business As Trade Firm Name Registration.
3. In AZ 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 AZseller'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 AZ Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) AZ State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Phoenix, Incorporate in AZ or form a(n) LLC.