Cheneiqua · CHENEIQUA S.KELLY · Dorchester, SC
Cheneiqua shared: “I make beaded jewelry and plan to sell it from my home and on the web.”
Hi Cheneiqua, selling beaded jewelry from home and online needs South Carolina's Retail License. Beads and findings that become the finished piece can be bought tax-free with Form ST-8A Resale Certificate, but tools and tape are not. Cheneiqua S. Kelly, being your own name, needs no DBA, but any shop name does.
Short answer: For a beaded jewelry business in Dorchester, South Carolina, the essentials are the Retail License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
South Carolina calls its seller's permit the Retail License. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for 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 339910 (Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing)
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Tea Party · Glenside, PA
The owner asked: “Selling clothing and accessories at tea parties.”
Selling clothing and accessories at home or tea parties is still retail, so register for the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License in Pennsylvania before your first party. Which items are taxable can differ by product, so settle that when you register. Buying stock tax-free requires a resale certificate (Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate) and your permit number, and Tea Party as a trade name needs a DBA.
Short answer: Obtain Tax Id PA Sole Owner: Pennsylvania doesn't issue a document called a "wholesale license." The registration suppliers ask for is the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License, backed by a Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate.
Pennsylvania calls its seller's permit the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier a Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate. Not a sales tax license. A business selling only to resellers applies for a wholesaler certificate instead; it cannot hold both. Pennsylvania issues a separate wholesaler certificate to businesses that sell only for resale; any retail selling requires the sales tax license instead.
Industry code: NAICS 448190 (Other Clothing Stores), 458110 under the 2022 update
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All Businesses Need a Dorchester Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Dorchester 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 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 SC Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in or form a(n) SC LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. SELLING JEWELRY The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Dorchester business tax registration.
2. SELLING JEWELRY Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Dorchester County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In SC you may also need a tax id called a resale tax ID or seller's license if you are selling touchable items. ( A.K.A seller'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 SC Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) SC State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Dorchester, Incorporate in SC or form a(n) LLC.