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Starting a(n) Business Licenses & Tax IDs

Hi, I'm Tarnya License And Permits 31404 Gift Baskets

My business is homebased and will be selling gift baskets online, nationwide, social media platforms, eBay and etsy

, Tarnya.

Hi, I'm Vicki How To Make Obtain Licenses Gift Baskets

I will be preparing custom gift baskets and selling them from home or website. I will not employ staff and I will not sell items prepared at home, only store bought prepared items.

, Vicki.

Question: i was wondering if you have to have a liquor license to sell liquor in a gift basket business in NYS? We are just thinking about starting a business to sell gift baskets that may include alcohol & we were wondering if a liquor license was required in NYS?

Answer:

Some states may let you sell liquor in baskets, for an additional license fee of in most cases $200. However, in most states,
yes, you need a license from the state you are in to sell any consumable alcoholic product, regardless of how it is packaged. You will need a liquor license to sell wine or liquor. Beer and Wine licenses are generally easier to get. In some areas, it is illegal to buy liquor retail and turn around and sell it again retail.

Starting a Gift Baskets Business steps

The overall state of the gifting industry is worth an estimated $301 billion in the US . This means gift baskets make up 2% of total gift industry sales, however, sales are expected to reach $2.0 trillion for 2021.

Question:Hi i would information on how to sell gift baskets out of my vehicle at a shopping place

Step 1: Find your gift basket type: is it cheese and wine etc.

  Step 2: Find material suppliers. You will need wholesalers.

Step 3: Present your products with hi-tech media.

Step 4: Create your online gift basket store.

Step 5: Create a client target plan.

Step 6: Create an advertising plan.

Step 7: Concentrate on repeat clientele.

Step 8: Select a business structure such as sole propr., LLC, or Corporation.

Step 9:Obtain licensing and tax registrations.

     Answer:  Hi Richard, TO START  GIFT BUSINESS AND GET DBA FILING, you need to register a DBA for the business name "Richards Gift Baskets".  You also need a business license for Cincinnati, as well as a seller's permit because it is necessary to sell at the retail level as well as buy at the wholesale level.

            Gift baskets are a $3 billion industry so offer something in the basket other than what everyone else is selling. 73 percent of gift basket sellers say they make annual sales of at least $55,000 and 24 percent said they surpassed $100,000! You can start a gift baskets business for as little as $100 but most likely you will need at least $500 to $1,000 to start a gift basket business. So find a wholesale to get your baskets, gifts, and foods at wholesale discount prices.

Gift Baskets Licensing

First, select your Gift Basket Business structure: Sole Proprietor, Partnership, LLC or Corporation.

            The above step is an important business all documents will be filed under the type of business organizational structure. After that, you will need to obtain a business permit.

            This is a general business permit that all new businesses must obtain.

            Note that in the majority of the cases you do not need to obtain a business permit that is specifically for your Gift Basket Business. You only need a general business permit.

            In addition, all Gift Basket 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 sole proprietor, you can use your social security number instead of the federal ID.

            Then, a seller's permit is required if you sell Baskets merchandise wholesale or retail.

            The seller's 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.

            If you do business as a name other than your full legal name, for example, you do business as "Gift Baskets By Artist Michal Angel," you will need to file a doing business as (DBA) filing.

            Finally, you have

the option or incorporating or forming a Baskets LLC. Setting up as one of these corporate entities allows you not to file a DBA.

Home-based business but I want to sell online and be able to ship to different places also.  Selling in Facebook groups and word of mouth so far.         A: Hi Cherell, Starting Your Gift Baskets  Business And Selling Online Licensing Required in  Valdosta  is discussed below:

I want to make gift baskets and sell them online. I would start with my own advertisements on social media and start small to see if would actually be something that would sell and I would want to pursue. I'm going to be making my gift baskets from home. I have a plan, but not sure what kind of permits I need to actually start this business.

   A:   Permits To Start A Business are as follows:  First, the seller's permit is required to buy and sell wholesale or retail the gifts. Second, a business license because all businesses need one even online, and home businesses.  Third, a registration of the business name, in this case, the name " Abby's Gifts Baskets" requires registration by a DBA, LLC, or corporation. Finally, 99% of all businesses need a Federal EIN and all employers need both the Federal EIN and a State EIN.

   First is a business license and before issuing a business license, the government considers your location, the number of employees, type of business and gross annual income as well as you need to obtain a seller's permit so you can buy your Gift Baskets Store wholesale.

  For example, Cherell starts a Gift Baskets Store Materials business in Fort Walton Beach 32547 from home and wants to buy the Gift Baskets Store items wholesale. To buy wholesale, Cherell will need to obtain a seller's permit.

  The seller's permit includes a resale certificate that Cherell has to fill out, sign, and fax or email to the wholesaler so she can prove to the wholesaler that she has a seller's permit ID number.

   So, for instance, if Cherell buys 10  Gift Baskets Store Materials for $1.00 each, she would have to pay $10 plus sales tax but since she buys wholesale she buys tax-free so she pays only $10 instead of assuming the state tax is about 7% tax, $10.70.

    As is the case with all businesses, Cherell will also need to obtain a business license.   In addition, the assumed business name " Destiny’S Designs," is a fictitious business name and is required to be registered with a DBA, LLC or Corporation.

    Finally, if Cherell is an employer, she will have to obtain 2 tax IDs: a federal EIN and a State EIN.

✔ Biz Structure

You can choose to be a(n) Gift Baskets :

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

✔ Biz License

Dumfries 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) Gift Baskets business doing business under an assumed business name in Prince William County i.e. you are a business that uses a DBA doing business as trade name to trade that is other than the full legal (first and last -- full name) name of a sole proprietor or a name other than the LLC or Corporation business name need a(n) assumed business name certificate. E.g. you venture into a(n) Gift Baskets business and you give it a trade name such as "Excellence Gift Baskets & Associates". You will need to register an assumed business name certificate.

✔ Seller Permit

In VA you need a resale ID ( AKA seller's permit) if you selling touchable items. (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

In addition you will need a federal and a state EIN if you will hire employees. I.e., a VA Federal Tax Id Number ($29) and a(n) VA 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 Dumfries, Incorporate in VA or form a(n) VA LLC .

Filing a DBA is not required if you will set up an LLC or form a Corporation. If you will do business under your first and last legal name you will not need to get a fictitious business name.
Also note that even using your first and last name may not help you avoid filing a DBA if the name has a suffix such as "& sons" etc.

✔ Incorporation

If you do form an Home Business llc or incorporate (about $49 plus state fees for most states) your Gift Baskets business instead of just filing a fictitious business name (dba), that insurs that you don't have personal liability for debts and civile liabililty arising from your business dealings and you will not have to record the Dumfries business name. In lieu of recording a Prince William County trade company name (our filing service fee includes trade name registration and newspaper legal publication for 4 weeks) you can also form a corporation in VA or form an VA LLC (starts @ $49 plus state fee for most states & includes bylaws for the corporation and Limited Liability operating agreement for the LLC that is required to open a business bank account). .

Free Seller's Permit