La Luna · Summerville, SC
Racks of crisp new arrivals, the soft clack of hangers and a fitting-room curtain swishing behind a happy customer.
Short answer: Seller Permit In South Carolina: South Carolina doesn't issue a document called a "wholesale license." The registration suppliers ask for is the Retail License, backed by a Form ST-8A Resale Certificate.
South Carolina calls its seller's permit the Retail License. Suppliers selling to you tax-free will ask for a Form ST-8A Resale Certificate. A retail license is required for retail sellers; a business making only wholesale sales may not need one. South Carolina also accepts the multistate uniform certificate in place of its ST-8A form if it contains the same information. Garments bought from suppliers to resell can usually be purchased without sales tax by giving a resale certificate, while hangers, racks and shopping bags are generally taxable.
Tip: Track sizes and styles weekly; the one size nobody wants will sit on the rack until it forms its own personality.
Industry code: NAICS 448140 (Family Clothing Stores), 458110 under the 2022 update
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Jays Clothings Llc · Philadelphia, PA
The owner asked: “My business is an embroidery clothing business. I will use an embroidery machine to create my designs on clothing such as hoodies, shirts, and hats. I will sell on Etsy to customers all over the United States from home.”
Embroidered hoodies, shirts and hats sold on Etsy are taxable goods, so Pennsylvania wants the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License for Jays Clothings Llc. With it, you can give suppliers the Form REV-1220 Pennsylvania Exemption Certificate for blank garments and thread that become part of the product. Selling nationwide may mean tax duties elsewhere once you pass other states' thresholds.
Short answer: In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, businesses are required to obtain licensing before they start operating. For an embroidered clothing business, that means the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License, a federal tax ID number (EIN) and a local business license, plus a structure and name registration.
In Pennsylvania, the seller's permit goes by the name 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.
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All Businesses Need a Summerville Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Dorchester 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 SC 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 SC Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in SC or form a(n) SC 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. Clothes Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Summerville business tax registration.
2. Clothes 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) Dorchester County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In SC 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 SCseller'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 SC Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) SC State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Summerville, Incorporate in SC or form a(n) LLC.