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Starting a(n) Business Licenses & Tax IDs

Hi, I'm Michelle Abstract Paintings Artist

I want to sell my paintings, my jewelry, my essential oil body moisturizer world wide online and at a physical location such as a farmers market, under an assumed business name.

, Michelle.

Hi, I'm Artist Business License Artist

Woodshop, making serving boards, out of my garage shop, selling on etsy, online, makers markets and craft fairs

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Do I Need a License to Sell Art?

  Question: So i really need a Sellers Permit Anime Conventions Retail Trade Artist Broward County Pompano Beach   FL.

Answer:   Yes, you need at leat a seller's permit and a business license. Anime So De annimantioness is a florida trade name and needs to be registered as well.

   What other permits and Tax IDs Does a  to sell arts Business Needs to Legally Start business operations?

   A selling arts business needs a sellers permit if it sells or leases products or equipment that is taxable.

     All products, art sold is taxable.

   In addition, a business must decide on the business type of organization as a sole proprietor, LLC, partnership or corporation.

   Furthermore, a general business permit and a federal tax ID number is also required for any of the above business type organizations.

   The only exception to a federal tax ID number is a  to sell arts sole proprietor, who can use a ss# instead of a Federal ID.

   However, even sole proprietors as well as all other business type organizations that are employers, independent contractors, LLCs, or corporation must obtain a federal tax ID number.

    Any type of  to sell arts business organization, including sole owners, must obtain a state employer tax ID if hiring employees.  Finally, a  to sell arts sole owner (i.e., an one person business) can obtain and use a federal ID as a business tax ID instead of the social security number and, in addition, he or she can form an LLC or set up a corporation instead of organizing as a sole proprietor.

   To sell arts businesses do not need any surety bond insurance either but they can optionally purchase it and also purchase a general liability business insurance or home business insurance.

✔ Biz Structure

You can choose to be a(n) Artist :

Sole Proprietor,
LLC,
Corporation or
Partnership.
After you decide and select your business entity, you need licensing.

✔ Biz License

Fruitland Park Business Tax Registration ( Business License)
All businesses including home, online or mobile BUSINESS need a BUSINESS license because they are BUSINESSES.

✔ DBA Biz Name

A(n) Artist business doing business under an assumed business name in Lake County i.e. you are a business that uses a DBA doing business as trade name to trade that is other than the full legal (first and last -- full name) name of a sole proprietor or a name other than the LLC or Corporation business name need a(n) assumed business name certificate. E.g. you venture into a(n) Artist business and you give it a trade name such as "Excellence Artist & Associates". You will need to register an assumed business name certificate.

✔ Seller Permit

In FL you need a resale ID ( AKA seller's permit) if you selling touchable items. (A.K.A state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate, about $39 for most states).
Seller's Permit

✔ Federal EIN

Note: All businesses need a federal tax ID number except sole proprietors that are not employers and are not independent contractors.
An independent contractor is a self employed business person that receives more than $600 per year from anyone of his or her clients.
IRS rule: The client must issue a 1099 form to the independent contractor and the independent contractor must have a federal tax ID. However, even sole owners may obtain a federal ID and use it as a business tax ID instead of using their own social security number as a business tax ID number.
However, all other licenses that apply to sole proprietors as discussed here are requited regardless of getting a federal tax ID number.

✔ State EIN

In addition you will need a federal and a state EIN if you will hire employees. I.e., a FL Federal Tax Id Number ($29) and a(n) FL State Employer Tax Number

✔ L L C

Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing (about $49 plus state and legal newspaper publication fees) in Fruitland Park, Incorporate in FL or form a(n) FL LLC .

Filing a DBA is not required if you will set up an LLC or form a Corporation. If you will do business under your first and last legal name you will not need to get a fictitious business name.
Also note that even using your first and last name may not help you avoid filing a DBA if the name has a suffix such as "& sons" etc.

✔ Incorporation

If you do form an Home Based Business llc or incorporate (about $49 plus state fees for most states) your Artist business instead of just filing a fictitious business name (dba), that insurs that you don't have personal liability for debts and civile liabililty arising from your business dealings and you will not have to record the Fruitland Park business name. In lieu of recording a Lake County trade company name (our filing service fee includes trade name registration and newspaper legal publication for 4 weeks) you can also form a corporation in FL or form an FL LLC (starts @ $49 plus state fee for most states & includes bylaws for the corporation and Limited Liability operating agreement for the LLC that is required to open a business bank account). .

Free Seller's Permit