Josh · Millers Custom Tanks & Aquatics · Oklahoma City, OK
Josh told us: “I buy wholesale and sell online and from my home.”
Hi Josh, Millers Custom Tanks & Aquatics selling online and from home still needs the Sales Tax Permit in Oklahoma for taxable goods. Wholesale suppliers will want your permit number plus a signed resale statement before selling tax-free, and that applies only to what you resell, not shop supplies you use up. Online orders to other states can create sales tax duties there.
Short answer: For an aquatics and custom tank business in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the essentials are the Sales Tax Permit, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus an LLC or other structure.
Oklahoma calls its seller's permit the Sales Tax Permit. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier a the buyer's Oklahoma sales tax permit plus a signed resale statement. 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. Oklahoma sellers generally keep a copy of the buyer's sales tax permit to support a sale for resale.
Industry code: NAICS 453910 (Pet and Pet Supplies Stores), 459910 under the 2022 update
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Myedeals4you · Wilkes Barre, PA
A laptop lit up with orders, a stack of boxes, and a printer humming out labels.
Short answer: Starting Online Business In PA: start with the structure (an LLC for most owners), then the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license.
Pennsylvania calls its seller's permit the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for 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. An online seller buys products with a resale certificate so there is no sales tax on stock, then collects tax from customers in the states where it's required.
Tip: Know which states you sell into; sales tax follows the customer, not your couch.
Industry code: NAICS 453998 (All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)), 459999 under the 2022 update
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All Businesses Need a Oklahoma City Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Cleveland 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 OK 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 OK Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in OK or form a(n) OK 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. Online Business Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Oklahoma City business tax registration.
2. Online Business 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) Cleveland County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In OK 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 OKseller'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 OK Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) OK State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Oklahoma City, Incorporate in OK or form a(n) LLC.