Starting a(n) Business Licenses & Tax IDs

1. SELECT LLC, DBA, CORP

From sole propr., LLC, partneship or Corp.: Each requires an entity certificate filing.

2. TAX IDs - PERMITS

All businesses/entities need a business license and an EIN.

3. STATE SALES TAX ID.

Selling/Buying wholesale or retail requires a seller's permit.

✔ Biz Structure

You can choose to be a(n) :

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

✔ Biz License

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) business

✔ Seller Permit

(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

I.e., a Federal Tax Id Number ($29) and a(n) 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 , Incorporate in or form a(n) LLC .

✔ Incorporation

If you do form an llc or incorporate (about $49 plus state fees for most states) your business instead of just filing a fictitious business name (dba), business name. or form an .