Business Licenses & Permits Guide
If you are contemplating starting a business or have already started your business its highly likely that you will need one or more business licenses or permits. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration most small businesses need a variety of licenses and permits. To help ensure that you comply with all the requirements for your business we’ve made this detailed guide to help you understand what business licenses are, the types of business licenses and how to get a business license.
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A DBA is a name a business may use in the place of the legal name of the business. A “Doing Business As” (DBA) name is one of many terms used for a fictitious name for a business. Some others include Trade name, Fictitious Name, Assumed Name or operating as. These names allow a business to operate with a different name without having to create a new business entity. A business may have any number of DBA names.
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If you are operating under an informal business structure like a sole proprietorship or partnership filing for a DBA name provides additional credibility by allowing you to operate under a name different than your personal name. In addition to this, DBAs can be a great tool for all businesses to help brand different products, services, operating locations, and divisions under unique names that help them stand out. In the guide below we’ll go over what a DBA is, why a DBA is useful for business owners, and provide step-by-step directions on how to complete a dba name filing.
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If you are interested in selling products, whether online or in-person, there are a number of legal requirements that you will need to fulfill. One of these could be to acquire a Seller’s Permit. A seller’s permit is required in some states if you want to sell goods or services. A seller’s permit means that you have agreed to pay tax on any taxable sales.
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If you’re opening an online or brick-and-mortar retail store, you need a resale certificate. What is a resale certificate? If you’re making products, a resale certificate, also called a resale tax certificate, will help you to buy the parts and basic materials you need to make them without paying sales tax. If you’re buying wholesale products and reselling them, the resale certificate also enables you to buy wholesale without paying sales tax.
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