Harold · TDS Transports · Scottsburg, VA
Harold asked: “I want to start a trucking business hauling building products throughout the state of Virginia.”
Hi Harold, hauling building products is a service, so Virginia sales tax registration isn't usually the main need unless you also sell goods. The bigger items are the federal tax ID, an LLC to separate your personal assets from truck liability, and the state's motor carrier requirements for commercial vehicles. A DBA covers TDS Transports if it isn't an LLC's exact name. Fuel and parts bought for your own trucks are your costs, not tax-free resale items.
Short answer: VA State Tax ID: in Virginia, what most people call a wholesale license is the Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration. With it, and a Form ST-10 Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption for your suppliers, a trucking business can buy inventory for resale without paying sales tax up front.
Virginia calls its seller's permit the Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier a Form ST-10 Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption. 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. In-state buyers using Form ST-10 generally need a Virginia registration; out-of-state buyers can cite their home-state number. Out-of-state buyers do not need a Virginia registration to give a valid Virginia resale certificate. Supplies you use up in a service are usually taxed when you buy them, since they aren't resold.
Industry code: NAICS 484220 (Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local)
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Eric · ORA Transport LLC · Albany, NY
Hi Eric, ORA Transport LLC already has the right structure, so next come the trucking specifics. You will want an EIN, plus operating authority and fuel-tax registrations for the trucks. Hauling is a service, so a New York Certificate of Authority isn't normally needed unless you also sell taxable goods. Parts or supplies for resale would use Form ST-120, but fuel and repairs you use up would not.
Short answer: ORA Transport LLC: for a trucking company in Albany, New York, the core set is a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a business structure and name registration.
In New York, the seller's permit goes by the name Certificate of Authority. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Resale Certificate (Form ST-120). New York treats sellers of tangible goods as vendors who must register, and a buyer needs a Certificate of Authority to issue Form ST-120. A New York Certificate of Authority must be displayed at the business, and buyers list its number on the ST-120 resale certificate. Supplies you use up in a service are usually taxed when you buy them, since they aren't resold.
Industry code: NAICS 484121 (General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload)
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All Businesses Need a Scottsburg Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Halifax 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 VA 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 VA Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in VA or form a(n) VA LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Trucking The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Scottsburg business tax id registration (business license).
2. Trucking Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Halifax County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In VA you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A VAseller'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 VA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) VA State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Scottsburg, Incorporate in VA or form a(n) LLC.