Alyssa · Alix Garden Guru · Bear, DE
Alyssa wrote: “I am a garden coach based in Delaware. I provide online classes on gardening and consulting services for clients in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. I will install garden beds or hire a contractor, and purchase wholesale plants and supplies for the installations.”
Hi Alyssa, Delaware has no statewide sales tax, but it asks every business for a business license, which carries the gross receipts tax, and that is your starting point. Plants and supplies you install for clients are a contractor-style purchase, so wholesale buying may work differently than pure resale, and suppliers elsewhere may ask for documentation. If you hire installers, you will also register as an employer, and the state may want a contractor license.
Short answer: Starting Lanscaping Business Delaware: for a gardening and landscaping business in Bear, Delaware, the core set is a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a business structure and name registration.
No sales tax, but Delaware generally requires a business license, and wholesalers report gross receipts tax on their sales. No statewide sales tax; instead Delaware imposes a gross receipts tax on sellers, with wholesalers classified separately from retailers.
Industry code: NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services)
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All Businesses Need a Bear Business License & a Trade Business Name ( New Castle 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 DE 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 DE Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in DE or form a(n) DE LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
   1. Landscaping  The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Bear business tax id registration (business license).
 2. Landscaping Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) New Castle County  DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name. Â
  3. In DE you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable.  ( A.K.A DEseller'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 DE Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) DE  State Employer Tax Number. Â
  5.  Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Bear, Incorporate in DE  or form a(n) LLC.Â