Cheryl · Brockton, MA
Cheryl asked: “Selling DVDs.”
Hi Cheryl, selling DVDs in Massachusetts means collecting sales tax, so you need the state's sales and use tax registration (Certificate of Registration). Distributors will typically ask for your registration number and Form ST-4 Sales Tax Resale Certificate before selling you titles tax-free for resale. If you list them online or at a flea market, the same rule applies. Past certain sales volumes, buyers in other states may bring sales tax obligations of their own.
Short answer: License How To: start with the structure (an LLC for most owners), then the sales and use tax registration (Certificate of Registration), a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license.
The Massachusetts version of the seller's permit is the sales and use tax registration (Certificate of Registration). When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form ST-4 Sales Tax 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. Massachusetts' ST-4 resale certificate requires the buyer's registration number.
Industry code: NAICS 451220 (Prerecorded Tape, Compact Disc, and Record Stores)
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liebesonline · Salt Lake City, UT
A laptop pinging with new orders, packages stacked by the door and a roll of tape that is always almost empty.
Short answer: Get State Tax Id: Utah doesn't issue a document called a "wholesale license." The registration suppliers ask for is the Sales Tax License, backed by a Form TC-721 Exemption Certificate.
In Utah, the seller's permit goes by the name Sales Tax License. When you buy inventory to resell, the paperwork is a Form TC-721 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. Utah is a Streamlined Sales Tax member state; its TC-721 form covers resale purchases. Buying products you plan to sell online wholesale means showing a resale certificate to your suppliers, so the tax is collected later from the shopper instead of from you.
Tip: Check where your customers live; online sellers sometimes owe sales tax in states they have never visited, a surprise worse than a lost parcel.
Industry code: NAICS 453998 (All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers), 459999 under the 2022 update
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All Businesses Need a Brockton Business License & a Trade Business Name ( 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 MA 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 Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in MA or form a(n) LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
Requirements below include websites as well as home-based or eBay Businesses.
1. Internet Business 99% of new businesses are required to get a(n), Brockton business Id registration ( business tax registration or business permit).
2. Internet Business Starting businesses using a company name other than the legal owner's name need a (n) DBA Doing Business As Trade Firm Name Registration.
3. 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 MAseller'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 Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Brockton, Incorporate in or form a(n) LLC.