Ally wrote: “I'll be selling refurbished furniture online through Etsy and other online forums and will only be shipping to US addresses. I won't be selling internationally.”
Hi Ally, APJ Furniture is an exciting name to see on a new business in Hillsboro. Recycling furniture keeps items out of landfills, and eco-conscious buyers appreciate your mission. Oregon has no statewide sales tax, which simplifies one part of the picture, but the other registrations still apply. Below we walk through the three things every new business in Oregon sorts out (structure, tax IDs, and licenses) and then sum it all up.
Oregon has no statewide sales tax, so there is no Oregon seller's permit to apply for, and your Hillsboro furniture business can sell without collecting Oregon tax. The twist is out of state: when you ship to other states, their sales tax rules and thresholds may eventually apply to you, though marketplaces like Etsy often handle that on their own sales. Buyers and suppliers may still ask for a resale document, so keep your EIN and business registration handy. Register an assumed business name, and weigh an LLC. Shipping furniture is mostly about packaging and freight quotes.
By the numbers: Banks, insurers, and tax forms will ask for your industry code. For a used furniture and home decor shop it is NAICS 453310 (Used Merchandise Stores), 459510 under the 2022 update. That makes 6 items on your list.
Tip: Check used upholstered furniture and electronics for safety before selling, and mark anything sold as-is.
To recap: APJ Furniture in Hillsboro, OR needs an LLC, a DBA, an EIN, a business license, and secondhand dealer license. Handle these early and the business starts on solid ground.
We can file your seller's permit and the other registrations for you: start here.
All Businesses need a(n) , Hillsboro business tax id registration (business license).
All Businesses that use a business name to trade that is other than the surname and first name of a sole proprietor or a fictitious business name other than the LLC or Corporation legal name need a(n) Washington County DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name.
On the other hand you may also need seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. (A.K.A OR seller's permit, state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate).
In addition you will need a federal and a state EIN if you will hire employees. I.e., a OR Federal Tax Id Number and a(n) OR State Employer Tax Number
Instead of filing an Assumed Trade Firm business name ("DBA" Doing Business As) in Hillsboro, set up a coporation in OR or set up a(n) OR LLC
Here's How to Get Your OR Seller's Permit and Other permits and Registrations You May Need.
OR Seller's Permit, LLC, DBA, Licenses & Tax IDs Requirements:
Start with a Connecticut sales and use tax permit. A thrift and consignment shop sells taxable goods to the public, so you must collect sales tax, and consigned items count as your sales too.
• Trade name: a DBA if you operate under a shop name as a sole proprietor, though an LLC would separate the shop's debts from your own. • EIN: useful for banking and required once you hire anyone. • Local business license and zoning approval for the Bridgeport storefront, plus any certificate of occupancy for the space. • Written consignment agreements with each seller, spelling out the split and the holding period. • Employer accounts for unemployment and withholding if you add staff.
Secondhand dealer rules sometimes apply to jewelry or electronics, so ask us before stocking those.
In Mississippi you would register for a sales tax permit. That registration is what lets you hand wholesalers a resale certificate, so you buy inventory without paying sales tax on it, and it also obliges you to collect tax on sales to Mississippi customers.
As a sole proprietor you can run under your own name, or file a DBA if you want a brand name on your website and invoices. Many wholesalers also ask for an EIN, which keeps your Social Security number off paperwork. Check whether your town wants a local privilege or business license even for a home-based online shop. If you will sell into other states in volume, you may owe sales tax registration there too. An LLC is optional but worth considering once sales grow, and we can file every piece of this for you.
Your cosmetology license covers the services you perform, but selling products is a separate matter. In Ohio you need a vendor's license, since you will be collecting sales tax on every bottle and tool sold to a client.
That same vendor's license lets you buy product from distributors using a resale certificate, so you stop paying tax at the wholesale counter. If you work from a salon booth, ask the owner whether sales run through their register or yours, because that decides whose license is used. Add an EIN, and an LLC or DBA if you want a brand name on your invoices. Your contractor license does not figure into retail, so unless you sell in a store you lease, a local business license is the only other piece. We can file the vendor's license and EIN for you.
Sales & Use Tax Rate Changes Effective January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2014, 5 states (Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon) do not levy a Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) , while California has the highest state Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) rate at 7.5% (the territory of Puerto Rico has a higher 10.5% commonwealth tax that will be replaced by a value added tax in April 2016). In some states, counties and cities impose additional Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) es, and total Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) es can be over 11%.
Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) es, including those imposed by local governments, are generally administered at the state level.
States imposing Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) either impose the tax on retail sellers or impose it on retail buyers and require sellers to collect it.
In either case, the seller files returns and remit the tax to the state. In states where the tax is on the seller, it is customary for the seller to demand reimbursement from the buyer.
Procedural rules vary widely. Sellers generally must collect tax from in-state purchasers unless the purchaser provides an exemption certificate. Most states allow or require electronic remittance.
Oregon has no statewide Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) , although local municipalities may impose Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) es if they choose to do so, such as Ashland, which imposes a 5% prepared food tax. Oregon does collect some business and excise taxes that may be passed along to (or must be collected from) consumers in some form or another. These include a 1% state lodging tax,various tobacco taxes,telecommunications taxes, and ″privilege tax″ (excise tax) on beer, wine and spirits. Many localities also collect additional lodging taxes.
First decide on a business structure Furniture as a Sole Proprietor, LLC/Corp, or Partnership.
✔ Step 2 All Furniture Businesses need a , Business tax registration also called an occupation business License ✔ Step 3 Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Furniture merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit. ✔ Step 4 All Furniture Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name ✔ Step 5 Hiring Furniture Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Furniture merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit.
All Furniture Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name
Hiring Furniture Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
As of 10/24/2026 10:46:10 PM, you can obtain your HILLSBORO seller's permit here at $39 plus any tax you may have to pay in advance. To set up your reseller license is inexpensive but starting your business may cost you about (figures vary depending on area and type of business ) $4252.61 or $8897124.88 depending on your start up money. Getting a license in HELVETIA WASHINGTON HILLSBORO, 97124 You will have many potential clients in this city. In fact, as much as 38339 but about 15888 are families in this area in OR. In addition, getting a 503 cell phone area code may help increase the idea that you operate from the city because you can text your clients as a local vendor (remember, everyone is texting these days). You can lease a space to operate your business from but if buying a house, the prices are (about $ 97124 174500 avergage value) , which you can use as a home operated business as well.
Your actual location in HILLSBORO will be your business address. E.g., your business location could be 8174 HILLSBORO Road/Avenue or 88TH Way/Ct or HILLSBORO, OR . Operating from a 97124 P.O. Box location purported as your business mailing address. E.g. P.O Box 77080 HILLSBORO,OR 97124 . However this turns out, in 724 considering demographics is intelligent. For example,
before iinvesting in getting a wholesale license there, there are about 31307, Whites, 4851 Hispanics, and 425 Blacks in the 97124 area. Another important consideration is that of the residents' income in the wingspan of your business location. Each family here earns about $55051 per household and has about 2.61 residents per family. However, is the weather nice? Consider that the altitude is 174 feet, and you getting a seller's license in 8 time zone.