99% of new businesses are required to get a(n) , Lafayette business tax registration.
 Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Lafayette Consolidated Government  DBA assumed business name certificate. Â
  You may also need a resale license if you selling touchable items.  (A.K.A LA 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 LA Federal Tax Id Number and a(n) LA  State Employer Tax Number Â
   Instead of filing an Assumed Trade Firm business name ("DBA" Doing Business As) in Lafayette, set up a coporation in LA  or set up a(n) LA LLCÂ
Here's How to Get Your LA Seller's Permit and Other permits and Registrations You May Need.
LA Seller's Permit, LLC, DBA, Licenses & Tax IDs Requirements:
The state general Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) is payable by users, consumers, lessees, and persons receiving services taxable under the law. If a seller or lessor qualifies as a dealer under the definition of the term at R.S. 47:301(4), they must apply for a Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) certificate, collect the proper taxes from customers, and file returns with the Department of Revenue.
As of October 1, 1996, the four percent state Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) rate consists of 3.97 percent Louisiana state Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) , and .03 percent Louisiana Tourism Promotion District Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) . Telecommunications and sales of prepaid telephone cards and prepaid telephone authorization numbers are subject to a three percent tax rate. From July 1, 1986 through June 30, 2002, certain traditionally exempt transactions were subject to state Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) ranging from one to four percent.
Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) returns and tax payments are due on or before the 20th of the month following the close of the calendar month or calendar quarter of the reporting period.
The state general sales and use tax is levied on the following transactions:
The sale of tangible personal property at retail in Louisiana
The use, consumption, distribution, or storage for use or consumption in Louisiana of any tangible personal property;
The lease or rental within Louisiana of any item or article of tangible personal property; and,
The sale of services as defined in the statutes under R.S. 47:301(14), which include the following:
the furnishing of rooms by hotels;
the sale of admissions to places of amusement and to athletic and recreational events,
the furnishing of privileges of access to amusement, entertainment, athletic, or recreational facilities;
the furnishing of storage or parking privileges by auto hotels and parking lots;
the furnishing of printing and overprinting;
the furnishing of laundry, cleaning, pressing, and dyeing services;
the furnishing of cold-storage space and the preparation of property for such storage;
the furnishing of repairs to tangible personal property; and
the furnishing of telecommunications services.
Telecommunications and sales of prepaid telephone cards and prepaid telephone authorization numbers are subject to a three percent tax rate.
First decide on a business structure Misc as a Sole Proprietor, LLC/Corp, or Partnership.
✔ Step 2 All Misc Businesses need a , Business tax registration also called an occupation business License ✔ Step 3 Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Misc merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit. ✔ Step 4 All Misc Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name ✔ Step 5 Hiring Misc Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Misc merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit.
All Misc Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name
Hiring Misc Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
As of 5/3/2024 2:36:44 PM, you can obtain your LAFAYETTE 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 ) $55402.73 or $6670506.66 depending on your start up money. Getting a license in LAFAYETTE LAFAYETTE LAFAYETTE, 70506 You will have many potential clients in this city. In fact, as much as 36033 but about 16590 are families in this area in LA. In addition, getting a 337 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 $ 70506 93400 avergage value) , which you can use as a home operated business as well.
Your actual location in LAFAYETTE will be your business address. E.g., your business location could be 640 LAFAYETTE Road/Avenue or 66TH Way/Ct or LAFAYETTE, LA . Operating from a 70506 P.O. Box location purported as your business mailing address. E.g. P.O Box 58838 LAFAYETTE,LA 70506 . However this turns out, in 270 considering demographics is intelligent. For example,
before iinvesting in getting a wholesale license there, there are about 29046, Whites, 798 Hispanics, and 5540 Blacks in the 70506 area. Another important consideration is that of the residents' income in the wingspan of your business location. Each family here earns about $35859 per household and has about 2.73 residents per family. However, is the weather nice? Consider that the altitude is 40 feet, and you getting a seller's license in 6 time zone.