Clint · Clint's Automotive · Uniontown, PA
Clint asked: “I am a mechanic that buys parts and puts them on customers' vehicles.”
Hi Clint, parts you install are the key tax question. In Pennsylvania, the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License matters, and you can give suppliers the Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate for parts you resell to customers, but not for tools. An LLC for Clint's Automotive helps separate personal assets. You will also need an EIN.
Short answer: LLC Uniontown PA 15401: for an auto repair shop in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, the core set is the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a business structure and name registration.
The Pennsylvania version of the seller's permit is the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier 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.
Industry code: NAICS 811111 (General Automotive Repair)
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All Businesses Need a Uniontown Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Fayette 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 PA 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 PA Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in PA or form a(n) PA LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
List of required licenses below include online as well as home or Amazon businesses.
1. Automotive Repair The majority of starting businesses need a(n) , Uniontown business tax id registration (business license).
2. Automotive Repair Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Fayette County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
3. In PA 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 PAseller's permit, state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate).
4. Keep in mind that employers will need to obtain a federal EIN and a State EIN tax identificattion number as well. I.e., a PA Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) PA State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Uniontown, Incorporate in PA or form a(n) LLC.