Juice Religion · Dania, FL
The owner wrote: “I will sell organic drinks and foods.”
You asked whether a cafe needs a wholesale license, and the plain answer is that a wholesale license as such isn't what you need. In Florida it is the sales tax Certificate of Registration, which lets you collect tax on drinks and food. The Annual Resale Certificate (Form DR-13) is for the ingredients and packaged goods you resell, while cups and cleaning supplies are taxable. A cafe also needs a food service license and local approvals. Florida has no state income tax on wages.
Short answer: For an organic cafe in Dania, 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.
The Florida version of the seller's permit is 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 722515 (Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars)
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Cottonwood Station · Alamo, NV
The owner told us: “I am a cafe that sells merchandise. I am interested in opening a cafe, cigar bar and souvenir shop. What do I need to do? Is there a food handlers class?”
A cafe with souvenirs and tobacco gets licensed on several fronts: the health authorities for food service and handler cards, a tobacco retailer license for cigars, and the seller's permit in Nevada for merchandise and taxable sales. Your Nevada resale certificate (buyer must hold a seller's permit) covers souvenirs and tobacco you resell. With your eight employees, Nevada has no wage income tax, so the state employer registration is for unemployment insurance.
Short answer: Selling Merchandise 89004: for a cafe and souvenir shop in Alamo, Nevada, the core set is the seller's permit, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a business structure and name registration.
Nevada calls its seller's permit the seller's permit. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a Nevada resale certificate (buyer must hold a seller's permit). Nevada requires businesses selling tangible goods in the state to register, and a seller's permit is a prerequisite for issuing resale certificates. Nevada also has a Commerce Tax on businesses with large Nevada gross revenue, which can reach wholesalers.
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All Businesses Need a Dania Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Broward 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 FL 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 FL 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. Cafe Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Dania business tax registration.
2. Cafe 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) Broward County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In FL you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A FLseller'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 Dania, Incorporate in FL or form a(n) LLC.