99% of new businesses are required to get a(n) , Michigan City business tax registration.
 Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) La Porte County  DBA assumed business name certificate. Â
  On the other hand you may also need seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable.  (A.K.A IN 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 IN Federal Tax Id Number and a(n) IN  State Employer Tax Number Â
   Instead of filing an Assumed Trade Firm business name ("DBA" Doing Business As) in Michigan City, set up a coporation in IN  or set up a(n) IN LLCÂ
Here's How to Get Your IN Seller's Permit and Other permits and Registrations You May Need.
IN Seller's Permit, LLC, DBA, Licenses & Tax IDs Requirements:
First decide on a business structure Selling Candy as a Sole Proprietor, LLC/Corp, or Partnership.
✔ Step 2 All Selling Candy Businesses need a , Business tax registration also called an occupation business License ✔ Step 3 Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Selling Candy merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit. ✔ Step 4 All Selling Candy Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name ✔ Step 5 Hiring Selling Candy Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Selling Candy merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit.
All Selling Candy Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name
Hiring Selling Candy Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
As of 5/10/2025 12:31:31 AM, you can obtain your MICHIGAN CITY 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 ) $89182.79 or $6646360.66 depending on your start up money. Getting a license in LONG BEACH LA PORTE MICHIGAN CITY, 46360 You will have many potential clients in this city. In fact, as much as 46107 but about 20359 are families in this area in IN. In addition, getting a 219 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 $ 46360 85800 avergage value) , which you can use as a home operated business as well.
Your actual location in MICHIGAN CITY will be your business address. E.g., your business location could be 6815 MICHIGAN CITY Road/Avenue or 66TH Way/Ct or MICHIGAN CITY, IN . Operating from a 46360 P.O. Box location purported as your business mailing address. E.g. P.O Box 40425 MICHIGAN CITY,IN 46360 . However this turns out, in 598 considering demographics is intelligent. For example,
before iinvesting in getting a wholesale license there, there are about 35405, Whites, 1250 Hispanics, and 8918 Blacks in the 46360 area. Another important consideration is that of the residents' income in the wingspan of your business location. Each family here earns about $38215 per household and has about 2.79 residents per family. However, is the weather nice? Consider that the altitude is 815 feet, and you getting a seller's license in 6 time zone.