99% of new businesses are required to get a(n) , Rochester business tax id registration (business license).
 Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Strafford County  DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name. Â
  On the other hand you may also need seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable.  (A.K.A NH 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 NH Federal Tax Id Number and a(n) NH  State Employer Tax Number Â
   Instead of filing an Assumed Trade Firm business name ("DBA" Doing Business As) in Rochester, set up a coporation in NH  or set up a(n) NH LLCÂ
Here's How to Get Your NH Seller's Permit and Other permits and Registrations You May Need.
NH Seller's Permit, LLC, DBA, Licenses & Tax IDs Requirements:
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.
Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) in New Hampshire is limited to a 9% tax on prepared meals, 9% on hotel and similar room rental for less than 185 days, 9% on motor vehicle rentals, and 7% on telecommunications services. A 1.5% transfer tax is levied on real estate sales. Taxable meals exclude food and beverages for consumption off premises, but catered and restaurant meals are taxable.
First decide on a business structure Food as a Sole Proprietor, LLC/Corp, or Partnership.
✔ Step 2 All Food Businesses need a , Business tax registration also called an occupation business License ✔ Step 3 Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Food merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit. ✔ Step 4 All Food Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name ✔ Step 5 Hiring Food Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Food merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit.
All Food Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name
Hiring Food Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
As of 5/8/2025 10:15:55 PM, you can obtain your ROCHESTER 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 ) $1112.77 or $5503867.55 depending on your start up money. Getting a license in ROCHESTER STRAFFORD ROCHESTER, 03867 You will have many potential clients in this city. In fact, as much as 23092 but about 9704 are families in this area in NH. In addition, getting a 603 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 $ 03867 93700 avergage value) , which you can use as a home operated business as well.
Your actual location in ROCHESTER will be your business address. E.g., your business location could be 5 ROCHESTER Road/Avenue or 55TH Way/Ct or ROCHESTER, NH . Operating from a 03867 P.O. Box location purported as your business mailing address. E.g. P.O Box 712 ROCHESTER,NH 03867 . However this turns out, in 369 considering demographics is intelligent. For example,
before iinvesting in getting a wholesale license there, there are about 22430, Whites, 198 Hispanics, and 111 Blacks in the 03867 area. Another important consideration is that of the residents' income in the wingspan of your business location. Each family here earns about $40780 per household and has about 2.77 residents per family. However, is the weather nice? Consider that the altitude is feet, and you getting a seller's license in 5 time zone.