This section of the forum is for discussing the business and finance issues of the t-shirt industry. Which business structure to use (sole proprietor, LLC, S Corp, etc), how to handle billing, where to register your business and get the proper licensing, etc.
I have been searching for the past hour or two for information on what business licenses I need to acquire before opening my own online T-Shirt business. Needless to say, I haven't made much progress.
The breakdown:
My company is an online screen printed t-shirt/clothing store.
I will be printing the shirts myself, out of my house in PA.
All sales will be online.
I'm the sole employee.
Here are the licenses which it seems I definately I need:
Basic business operation license
Property Use Permit
Fictitious business name permit/DBA
Sales tax license
Thats it. I think that I need all of those, though I'm still unsure. Can anyone tell me if all of those are absolutely necessary, and if there are any other licenses that I absolutely need before opening? Can any wait until the business gets going?
procedures for getting sales tax lic varies from state to state
Fender...whether you need all you listed is determined by where you live..zoning etc and also by local ordinances regarding home based business and if you are screen printing, some location are getting severe in the disposal of chemicals etc.
Go to the local courthouse in the county you live in. Go to the recorders office, fill out the form for a DBA. Pay the fee and you are ready to go. Ask them about the Sales tax permit, you can do it all in about 15 mins.
Go to the local courthouse in the county you live in. Go to the recorders office, fill out the form for a DBA. Pay the fee and you are ready to go. Ask them about the Sales tax permit, you can do it all in about 15 mins.
Fee's are determined by your location. In Texas I paid $25.00 for the DBA. Registered for sales tax permit online. Do a search for state and local sales tax
Don't I need a basic business license to do business in my city/county also? I think it is $70 for a DBA in Pennsylvania, how much was it for you sales tax license?
Don't I need a basic business license to do business in my city/county also? I think it is $70 for a DBA in Pennsylvania, how much was it for you sales tax license?
Texas requires a business to be registered in the city/county(I live in the county seat). I paid the local fee ($25.00) to file the DBA. I registered online for a state sales tax license which has no fee. It is a legal requirement to sale goods in Texas. Your state should have online info and your county or city government should be able to provide all info concerning your business.
fender ...you can't go on what you see here. In my county you need a business lic in my town..but in the unincorporated areas you don't. But if you live in a neighboring county you have to have a business license regardless of where you live. If you are doing business in your own name...no dba required, but using a name other than your own.
so you see in the same state, neighboring counties have different rules. I have a friend in business in Nevada and they are totally different...you simply must check with your local jurisdictions to see what is required.. don'f fight the system...join in
Texas requires a business to be registered in the city/county(I live in the county seat). I paid the local fee ($25.00) to file the DBA. I registered online for a state sales tax license which has no fee.
Is the sales tax license the same thing as a basic local/county business license? I thought it was something separate but the way you say that makes it sound like the sales tax license is the local business license.
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