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Starting a(n) Business Licenses & Tax IDs

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I am looking into the regulations for starting a photography business run online and from the home with a focus on selling directly to the public with limited wholesale ordering

, Erin.

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     Q: Get Sellers Permit Crystal Mn Photography. I am a photographer will buy wholesale prints and frames and sell them to clients?

A: The photographic sell photos online start up businesses is not exactly easy.

     For example, some 58% of photographers give up their business in the first year.For example if you hire someone to help you with photo finishing etc.

     If you do business as a name other than your full legal name, for example, you do business as "Candid Sight photography 4 u sell photos at fairs and online," you will need to file a doing business as (DBA) filing.

      The photographic  sell photos online start up businesses is not exactly easy.

      For example, some 58% of photographers give up their business in the first year.  Sellers Permit of that remaining 40%, another 25% will fail within the 2nd year.

      Actually, only about 15% will endure through the 3rd year.

      That means that more than 80% of photographer start ups give up before the 3rd year of operation.

      So do your research like you would do with any other business. Research the market and who your clients will be.

      Then consider the licensing you need for your photography  sell photos at fairs and online business.

      First, select your business structure: Sole Proprietor, Partnership, LLC or Corporation.

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

      Anyhow, if you do not expect much business, just select sole proprietor as a start up photographer business.

      After that, you will need to obtain a business permit because photography  sell photos at fairs and online is a business and all businesses need one..  This is a general business permit that all new businesses must obtain.

       In addition, all photography 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 photography  sell photos at fairs and online sole proprietor, you can use your social security number instead of the federal ID.

      Then, a sellers permit is required if you sell photography  sell photos at fairs and online merchandise, such as  buy wholesale prints and frames  etc, wholesale or retail.

      The sellers permit is also called state ID, wholesale ID, resale ID, or re-seller license.

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

       For example if you hire someone to help you with photo finishing etc.

      If you do business as a name other than your full legal name, for example, you do business as "Candid Sight photography 4 u sell photos at fairs and online," you will need to file a doing business as (DBA) filing.

       Finally, you have the option or incorporating or forming an photography  sell photos at fairs and online LLC. Setting up as one of these corporate entities allows you not to file a DBA.   Selling photography prints online I currently have a sellers permit and my tax certificate with Los Angeles city hall. I plan on doing photography. No sales of food or beverages. How much will a street vendors licence cost and when will they become available? I have a photography business that is a sole prop in South Carolina and recently moved to Grove City Ohio I am wondering what kind of license I need here for taxesSmall office selling and taking pictures and selling retail goods like candy bars t-shirts chips soda cookies small items to the general public.

    I am opening a photography and design business but when I went to open my account they asked for muy DBA should I go as sole proprietor or LLC.

    i want to start a photography business and need a DBA I want to open a photography studio at a flee is that possible I am from dodge city and i wanna know how much fees i would need to pay to start a photography business using LLC There are two of us looking start a photography business but am not really sure where to start.

    I am still reading but will need some time to get through it all - you can assist someone else at the moment how can i get business license for video and photography i just do photography and videography once in a while.

WEll what I am trying to do is I am a photographer....at least I think so...lol, I want to give a name to my business, mostly online yes, just from my home. Nothing big just love photography and would love to use it as an opportunity to put my work out there no commercial, no other location, my living room and my laptopno it will be from my residence address can you send this whole transcript to my email so I can read over everything carefully

✔ Biz Structure

You can choose to be a(n) Photography :

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

✔ Biz License

Oakland 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) Photography business using a DBA Doing Business As Trade Name in Providence County , i.e., starting businesses using a company name other than the legal (given name) owner's name, need a(n) DBA Doing Business As Trade Name Registration. For example, you start a(n) Photography business and you call it "Ultra Photography Co". You will need to file a trade firm name for it.

✔ Seller Permit

Also, keep in mind that in RI though, a business license and a DBA is necessary for most businesses but if your business sells any taxable items, you will need a sales tax ID number. (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

If you are thinking of hiring help, you will need a state employer ID and an IRS number employer ID. I.e., a RI Federal Tax Id Number ($29) and a(n) RI 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 Oakland, Incorporate in RI or form a(n) RI LLC .

If you will set up a corporation or form an LLC, you will not have to file a DBA (Doing Business As) unless your corproration or LLC name will be different that the busienss name you will trade under. Businesses that use the full legal name of the owner as a business name do not need to register an assumed business name. So, for example, your name is "John X Doe" and you use that as a business name.

✔ Incorporation

If you do form an Internet Selling llc or incorporate (about $49 plus state fees for most states) your Photography business instead of just filing a fictitious business name (dba), it will help you avoid legal and financial personal liability arising out of business transactions and you will not have to register the Oakland business name. Instead of filing a Providence County fictitious business name (our service fee includes dba business name filing and legal paper publication) you can elect to incorporate in RI or form an RI LLC (starts @ $49 plus state fee for most states & includes bylaws and LLC operating agreement)..

Free Seller's Permit