Delectable Desserts By Maria · Wayne, NJ
The owner told us: “I want to sell my homemade Italian specialty desserts to local restaurants in Northern NJ. I want to purchase ingredients and packaging materials wholesale.”
Selling homemade desserts to restaurants means food rules come first. New Jersey generally requires a licensed commercial kitchen rather than a home one, so sort that out early. For tax, the Certificate of Authority applies, and you can use the Form ST-3 Resale Certificate for ingredients and packaging that become part of the dessert. Cleaning supplies and equipment don't qualify.
Short answer: In Wayne, New Jersey, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For an Italian dessert wholesale business, that means the Certificate of Authority, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
New Jersey calls its seller's permit the Certificate of Authority. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form ST-3 Resale Certificate. 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. New Jersey's ST-3 resale certificate requires the buyer's New Jersey registration number for in-state buyers.
Industry code: NAICS 311812 (Commercial Bakeries)
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All Businesses Need a Wayne Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Passaic 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 NJ 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 NJ Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in NJ or form a(n) NJ LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Baking The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Wayne business tax id registration (business license).
2. Baking Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Passaic County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In NJ you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A NJseller'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 NJ Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) NJ State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Wayne, Incorporate in NJ or form a(n) LLC.