alvlcc · Homestead, FL
The owner asked: “I will buy from wholesalers and sell on my website and eBay”
Florida's sales tax Certificate of Registration is the license you need, since you will be selling shoes to customers, including those in Florida. With it you can file the Annual Resale Certificate (Form DR-13) with wholesalers so they sell to you tax-free. They'll usually ask for the certificate and your registration number. Selling through your website and eBay both count, and sales to other states may bring additional tax duties once you pass their thresholds. Alvlcc needs a DBA unless it is an LLC name.
Short answer: For an online shoe store in Homestead, Florida, the essentials are the sales tax Certificate of Registration, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
Florida calls its seller's permit the sales tax Certificate of Registration. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is an Annual Resale Certificate (Form DR-13). Florida's resale exemption works only for active registered dealers, and inactive wholesalers must reactivate registration to receive an Annual Resale Certificate. Florida mails registered dealers a new Annual Resale Certificate each year; sellers can also verify a buyer's certificate number with the state.
Industry code: NAICS 458210 (Shoe Retailers)
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Michelle · Raleigh, NC
Hi Michelle, a shoe store in Raleigh needs the Certificate of Registration for sales and use tax before the first sale. Then your shoe suppliers will accept Form E-595E, the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption, along with your registration number, to sell to you tax-free. With five employees you will also register as an employer for payroll taxes, and an LLC would keep your own assets separate from the shop.
Short answer: For a shoe store in Raleigh, North Carolina, the essentials are the Certificate of Registration (sales and use tax), a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
The North Carolina version of the seller's permit is the Certificate of Registration (sales and use tax). Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a Form E-595E Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption. A wholesale merchant must register; wholesale-only businesses with no taxable sales or purchases can choose a wholesale-only option and skip filing returns. North Carolina lets registered wholesale-only merchants opt out of filing sales and use tax returns.
Industry code: NAICS 448210 (Shoe Stores), 458210 under the 2022 update
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All Businesses Need a Homestead Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Miami-Dade 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 FL Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in or form a(n) FL 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. shoes Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Homestead business tax registration.
2. shoes 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) Miami-Dade County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In FL 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 FL Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) FL State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Homestead, Incorporate in FL or form a(n) LLC.