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Starting a(n) Business Licenses & Tax IDs

Hi, I'm 34957 General Store

Online, eBay,Etsy and other online platforms to sell and make money and it’s located in Florida for tax reasons and I only sell in the United States of America

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Hi, I'm Set Up An Online Store General Store

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looking into buying and selling on Amazon. what type of license would I need. basically I am selling products that I can purchase low through a store and sell on amazon for a profit. Would be purchasing and paying tax on said products. non medical home care what is your fee to help get all eins and register business I don't need a business license in michigan.

A: Selling thru a general store on amazon will make you some money, for sure.  You will need to get a business license and a seller's permit.  You also need to register the business name with a dba, llc, or corp. That will help you profess a business front and allow you to get a merchant account and stationary for your business because a business name set up as an LLC is certainly better than your personal family name. Registering Your Own Small New Store Business

    Q: Get Resellers Permit Dothan Al General Store. I will be selling General merchandise, such kids toys, clothes, perfume, jewelry, ect. and will be selling at the flea market locally.

A: If you do business as a name other than your full legal name, for example, you do business as "Hidden Peaks General Store," you will need to file a doing business as (DBA) filing.

   Finally, you have the option or incorporating or forming an LLC. Setting up as one of these corporate entities allows you not to file a DBA. Then, 99% of all stores require a sellers permit if you sell merchandise wholesale or retail. The sellers permit is also called state ID, wholesale ID, resale ID, or re-seller license.

   Most stores sell merchandise so the first thing is to get a sellers permit to buy merchandise wholesale and sell it retail.

    Aside from that, you then need to select your business structure: Sole Proprietor, Partnership, LLC or Corporation.

    The above step is important business all  Store  documents will be filed under the type of business organizational structure.

    Of course, you can have a brick and mortar, road side, mobile or online store.  All of these require the same licensing not because of the type of location but because there  are all businesses.

    After that, you will need to obtain a business permit.

    This is a general business permit that all new businesses must obtain.

    More than 31% of the GNP, though, less than $5,000,000.00 is generated through retail sales business.

    Though less than 2 million retail businesses, there is about 1.6 ml retail stores not including online retail.   Note that in the majority of the cases you do not need to obtain a business permit that is specifically for your type of business.

    You only need a general business permit.

   In addition, all businesses must be identified by a business tax ID called a federal tax ID number or Employer Identification Number (EIN).

    If you file as a sole proprietor, you can use your social security number instead of the federal ID.

    If you are an employer, you will need a federal employer Number and a State Employer Number.

I do have a question, I have an EIN and live in MO and looking to vend in Illinois. What additional license/permit do I need to fulfill Illinois requirements?

Do i need a business license for selling reptiles in Arizona from my home? Just myself. I'm an independent trader assistant for online auctions Ii create listings and sell products for third party individuals in exchange for a commission from the final sale price I'm just trying to figure out if i need a business license to sell items from around my home on Ebay.

I did start a store because i had a lot of clothing items. I'm attempting to read all your information but it keeps jumping to the bottom of your screen.

✔ Biz Structure

You can choose to be a(n) General Store :

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

✔ Biz License

Jensen Beach 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) General Store business doing business under an assumed business name in Martin 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) General Store business and you give it a trade name such as "Excellence General Store & 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 Jensen Beach, 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 Ebay Store llc or incorporate (about $49 plus state fees for most states) your General Store 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 Jensen Beach business name. In lieu of recording a Martin 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