Mark Whitaker Trucking Inc · Louisville, KY
A diesel engine idling before sunrise, a dispatcher's phone buzzing and a loaded trailer easing onto an empty highway.
Short answer: In Louisville, Kentucky, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For a trucking company, that means a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
Kentucky calls its seller's permit the Sales and Use Tax Permit. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a Resale Certificate (Form 51A105). 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. Kentucky is a Streamlined Sales Tax member state, so buyers may also use the uniform Streamlined certificate. Supplies such as fuel, tires and truck parts are normally taxable when bought, since they are used up in the work rather than resold, so a resale certificate generally will not cover them.
Tip: Interstate hauling brings carrier registrations that a plain business license will not cover, so ask before the truck leaves the lot.
Industry code: NAICS 484121 (General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload)
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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.
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All Businesses Need a Louisville Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government 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 KY 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 KY Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in KY or form a(n) KY LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
The licenses below are required for all businesses including internet as well as home and businesses like Etsy etc.
1. Trucking Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Louisville business tax registration.
2. Trucking All Businesses that use a business name to trade that is other than the surname and first name of a sole proprietor or a fictitious business name other than the LLC or Corporation legal name need a(n) Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In KY 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 KYseller'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 KY Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) KY State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Louisville, Incorporate in KY or form a(n) LLC.