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That seems extreme, given the services they sell. What did they charge you for?

At a minimum, you need both the seller's permit and resale certificate in the state where your business is located. Selling to customers out of the state is confusing because each state treats out-of-state sellers differently. For most states, you don't have to register for a seller's permit until you exceed 200 transactions or $100k in sales to that state in a calendar year. Some are less, but this resource should help - startup101.com/sales-tax-nexus/ Let me know if you have any other questions! Thanks! Greg

We have free guides to help you get your seller's permit and resale certificate here - startup101.com/how-to-register-for-a-sales-tax-permit/ Thanks! Greg

Hi There! Since Amazon is considered a marketplace facilitator, they are responsible for collecting sales tax. You still need the seller permit in Illinois since that is your base of operations, but for all sales through Amazon, you won't have worry about getting a permit or collecting sales tax in the other states - www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=202211260 Hope this helps! Greg

@@_StartUp101 Thank you so much! And if I sell on Amazon and have over 200 transactions in a year in a certain state, I still don't need to get a seller's permit for that state since Amazon is the middleman? I don't need to file zero returns like I do in my state of Illinois?

I'm not an expert in this area, and I recommend working with someone familiar with international business setup; however, even without a U.S. address or Social Security number, you can form a U.S. company remotely by: - Setting up a corporation or LLC - Using a registered agent service that provides a U.S. business address - Having the corporation or LLC apply for an EIN (Employer Identification Number) from the IRS as the IRS allows foreign applicants to obtain EINs without an SSN. - The entity can then register for a seller's permit and resale certificate. I would also recommend checking if you need to comply with any French regulations for foreign business ownership and understanding your tax obligations in both countries before getting started. Hope this helps! Greg

Hi there! The answer to this depends on the state you are located in and whether the business is selling a product or service. In most states, if equipment is used directly in the manufacturing/production process to create products for sale to customers, it qualifies for a manufacturing/production equipment exemption. No sales tax would be due in this case, and there's no need to report the exempt purchase. However, if you're using the equipment to provide a service rather than selling physical products, or if the equipment is used for both taxable and exempt purposes, you may need to pay use tax on the purchase or report on your state sales/use tax return. Hope this helps! Greg

It depends on your state, but you generally need both. As was said in the video, the seller's permit comes first - startup101.com/how-to-register-for-a-sales-tax-permit/

The business license research package doesn't provide a business license, as you generally need several. Instead, it shows all of the licenses and permits you need to legally operate your business. The state will generally provide a certificate showing the LLC was officially filed (generally the articles of organization), but you won't get that until the state files the paperwork. Thanks! Greg

The resale certificate isn't filed with the state. Instead it's provided to the vendor you are purchasing from. This certificate provides the vendor documentation that you are a real business selling their product and that they shouldn't be charging sales tax. Hope this helps!

Everything still applies regardless of whether you are selling from a storefront or online. One wrinkle is that when selling online is that in addition to getting one from the state where you are operating the business from, you may need to get in in other states too. This varies by state, but most require a business to obtain a sellers permit when an out of state seller makes sales of over $100k or 200 transactions in their state in a calendar year. Here's some more info that may be helpful startup101.com/sales-tax-nexus/ Thanks! Greg

We aren't qualified to give tax advice, but here is some information to consider. Each state has different requirements, but assuming you are in a state that charges sales tax, you will need to get a seller's permit (and even if you are in a state that doesn't charge a sales tax, you probably still need to register the business). Here is more info on the Seller's Permit - startup101.com/how-to-register-for-a-sales-tax-permit/ Just to cover all the bases, every state has requirements for food-based businesses. Many states have cottage food laws for certain operations, which lessens the requirements, but have you checked with your local Department of Health? Last, as a business, you will have to pay taxes on the profits of the business. This is in addition to the sales tax, or any other tax the state has. Hope this is a good start, but business tax is complicated and not a great place to DIY. Thanks! Greg

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Thank you for that! Means a lot!

Hi Marisa - To get a DBA for an LLC, you just need to fill out the Certificate of Assumed Name and pay $25 to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs - www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/cscl/Folder6/541_08-15.pdf?rev=c5fd70d6247842bda2b11e99a8475b98 Thanks! Greg

@@_StartUp101 If I have created a PLLC for the new business , I assume I register it that way adding the PLLC ?

@@MarisaCoury-r8k I can't find any forms to file a DBA for a PLLC, but I think this is going to be a different f orm. I would recommend contacting the state directly at (517) 241-6470 or corpsmail@michigan.gov to get an answer.

The registrations you need will vary by what your business will be selling. I have this in-depth guide that goes into the registrations in Texas - startup101.com/how-to-start-a-business-in-texas/ Hope this helps! Greg

@@_StartUp101 thank you so much sir

Since the LLC is located in Texas, you will need to get a Texas sales tax permit - startup101.com/texas-sales-tax-permit/ The need to register for a sales tax permit in other states will vary (most require registration once you sell over $100k annually or 200 transactions). Here is more info on the thresholds - startup101.com/sales-tax-nexus/ Hope this helps! Greg

@@_StartUp101 Thanks.

The CRT61 (for anyone else reading is the Illinois Certificate of Resale) can only be used to purchase items that are being resold. So, for a trading card company, you don't have to pay sales tax for the cards and other merchandise you buy to sell to customers, but the items used in the business aren't tax-exempt because the business is the end user of the product. The purpose here is that the sales tax will be paid, so the business doesn't have to use its cash to pay for sales tax while it waits to sell that product. Hope that clears this up, but if not, let me know! Greg

Even though Amazon handles your sales tax, businesses located in Louisiana will need to register for a Sales Tax License (startup101.com/louisiana-sales-tax-license/). Since Amazon files a return for the state each month, you do not have a calculation, collection, or remittance liability, but you have a reporting liability with the state. A resale certificate on the other hand lets you buy your inventory to resell, tax free. Hope this helps! Greg

If I understand your question correctly, if you are purchasing inventory to resell from a state that doesn't accept resale certificates from out-of-state retailers (and the vendor you're buying from doesn't realize this..), your best option would be to register for a sales tax permit from that state and then not pay the sales tax. This article may help with more details - thetaxvalet.com/blog/which-states-dont-accept-out-of-state-resale-certificates Thanks for the great question! Greg

@@_StartUp101 while your answer does have merit to it, as it’s a valid question being answered, maybe I did not formulate my question properly. Let me try again. Let’s say that I have a resell certificate from Wyoming (therefore I must have met some criteria for nexus, otherwise they would not give me said license, and currently it’s either a physical location or hitting the $100k gross sales threshold) then I buy product from a wholesaler in a state that does accept ‘out of state resale certificates’. I would then resell this product to a retail customer in a state where I have no nexus, therefore no need to collect sales tax. My question is - would I have to collect sales tax on this retail sale, since I used my resale certificate to purchase said article, or would the nexus rule of nexus apply and therefore no sales tax will be collected?

There has definatley been a rise of "gurus" who make a lot of money recommending entity formation companies. As an alternative, here is info so you can learn how to do it yourself in each state. Most states are pretty easy to do. startup101.com/how-to-form-an-llc/

Most retailers want the form, but others will just need your number. You will only need it for your first purchase, but after that, they will have it on file. To make things a little easier, you could just fill out your information and leave it up to the retailer to enter their info. Thanks! Greg

Requirements vary slightly by state, but in general you would need to get the seller's permit in the state where your busines is located. Here is more info on the requirements by state - startup101.com/how-to-register-for-a-sales-tax-permit/ Since the customer wouldn't be purchasing the candle, you are considered the end-user of the candle. This means your business would pay the sales tax. Hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

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In Wyoming this is referred to a Sales Tax Certificate of Exemption. Here is more info on the process - startup101.com/wyoming-certificate-of-exemption/ Thanks! Greg

Many states require a physical address, but I don't see anything from the Illinois Secretary of State that would exclude you from doing so. In their guide to organizing an Illinois, they only say business address - www.ilsos.gov/publications/pdf_publications/c334.pdf Thanks for the great question! Greg

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You wouldn't need a resale certificate as you don't pay state sales tax, but you will need a sales tax permit since your business operates in Texas. Here's how to register - startup101.com/texas-sales-tax-permit/

There is a lot to consider (and I'm not an attorney or accountant mind you), but a big consideration, even for an online business is taxation (both business and income). This article may help - startup101.com/best-state-to-form-llc/

@@_StartUp101 thanks!

Regardless of whether you sell online or in a store, if the state where your business is located requires a seller's permit, you'll need to get one. See each state's requirements here - startup101.com/how-to-register-for-a-sales-tax-permit/. If you are buying product, you would want to get a resale certificate so you don't pay sales tax and wait to get reimbursed. In addition, if you exceed thresholds when you sell to residents in other states, you will need to get a seller's permit (most are $100k in sales or 200 transactions in a year). More info - startup101.com/sales-tax-nexus/ Hope that helps! Greg

There is no requirement to create an operating agreement, unless the LLC was formed in California, Delaware, Maine, Missouri and New York. If your LLC is in one of the other states, you are free to create an operating agreement at any time as you see fit, otherwise the LLC will be subject to the default state rules. Hope this helps! Greg

@@_StartUp101 Greg, thank you so much for this information

If I'm understanding your question right, the annual report is different from your LLC's tax return, soif you're paying Northwest to do so, they will send in the annual report filing each year. Essentially, this report is used to renew the LLC. The taxes the LLC owes won't automatically come out of the bank account, as there is a form to file. The form will vary depending on the tax election of the LLC too. Northwest doesn't do accounting, and while anyone can learn how to do business taxes, do you/should you spend your time learning. In most cases, an accountant will save you a lot of time, headaches, and usually more money than doing it yourself. Hope I answered this right. If not, please let me know! Greg

It depends. Normally, you get one immediatley when filing online, or longer when filing by fax or mail, but it will take longer if you do not a Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) or Social Security Number (SSN).

Awesome! Either option is a great way to go!