Indianapolis, IN
Muddy boots by the door, a clipboard sketch of raised beds and a client pointing proudly at a stubborn tomato.
Short answer: Wholesale License 46214: the key filing in Indiana is the Registered Retail Merchant Certificate. Suppliers will ask for its number and a Form ST-105 General Sales Tax Exemption Certificate before they sell to you tax-free.
Indiana calls its seller's permit the Registered Retail Merchant Certificate. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a Form ST-105 General Sales Tax Exemption 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. Indiana's ST-105 certificate requires the buyer's Indiana registration number for resale claims by in-state buyers. Advice is a service, so there is little to buy wholesale; plants or supplies sold to clients may qualify for a resale certificate, while your own tools are taxed.
Tip: Take before-and-after photos of every garden; a thriving bed makes a better ad than any brochure.
Industry code: NAICS 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services)
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All Businesses Need a Indianapolis Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Hamilton 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 IN 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 IN Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in IN or form a(n) IN LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
Requirements below include websites as well as home-based or eBay Businesses.
1. Garden Consultant 99% of new businesses are required to get a(n), Indianapolis business Id registration ( business tax registration or business permit).
2. Garden Consultant Starting businesses using a company name other than the legal owner's name need a (n) Hamilton County DBA Doing Business As Trade Firm Name Registration.
3. In IN a business tax ID registration (occupationall business license ) and a DBA Doing Business As Fictious Business Name are ncessary for most businesses but if your business sells any taxable items, you will need a sales tax ID number. ( A.K.A INseller's permit, state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate).
4. If you are thinking of hiring help, you will need a tax ID called a state EIN and an IRS tax ID number called an EIN Employer ID Number. I.e., a IN Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) IN State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Indianapolis, Incorporate in IN or form a(n) LLC.