Hokulani · Rhage Inc · Waianae, HI
Hokulani shared: “We will rent out bouncers for kids. We will provide mobile disco and live PA system services for parties.”
Hi Hokulani, in Hawaii the General Excise Tax (GET) license is the key registration, since it covers most business activity, including rentals and services. Equipment you rent out can be bought tax-free with Form G-17, but your PA system used for your own events is a different question. Bounce houses often need safety permits and insurance. With two employees, we'll add employer registration. We can file the GET license.
Short answer: In Waianae, Hawaii, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For a party rental and mobile DJ business, that means a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
In Hawaii, the seller's permit goes by the name General Excise Tax (GET) license. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a resale certificate (Form G-17). Hawaii's GET applies to wholesaling too, so a business that sells only to resellers still needs a GET license. Hawaii taxes wholesale sales as well as retail ones, at a lower rate, because its GET falls on the seller's gross income. Supplies you use up in a service are usually taxed when you buy them, since they aren't resold.
Industry code: NAICS 532289 (All Other Consumer Goods Rental)
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All Businesses Need a Waianae Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Honolulu City And 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 HI 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 HI Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in HI or form a(n) HI 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. Party Services Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Waianae business tax registration.
2. Party Services 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) Honolulu City And County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In HI 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 HIseller'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 HI Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) HI State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Waianae, Incorporate in HI or form a(n) LLC.