99% of new businesses are required to get a(n) , South San Francisco 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) San Mateo 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 CA 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 CA Federal Tax Id Number and a(n) CA  State Employer Tax Number Â
   Instead of filing an Assumed Trade Firm business name ("DBA" Doing Business As) in South San Francisco, set up a coporation in CA  or set up a(n) CA LLCÂ
Here's How to Get Your CA Seller's Permit and Other permits and Registrations You May Need.
CA Seller's Permit, LLC, DBA, Licenses & Tax IDs Requirements:
Depending on what type of permit, account or license you are applying for, specific information will be required in the registration application process.
The following is a checklist of general information that you may need before you begin:
Social Security Number(s) (corporate officers excluded)Driver License(s) or State Identification number(s) Note: Other forms of acceptable identifications may include, but not limited to are U.S. passport, U.S. military ID, Consular Identification cards, or Visa (E-2)
In addition, if you are applying for other permits, accounts, or licenses, you may also need to provide the following information:
First decide on a business structure Real Estate as a Sole Proprietor, LLC/Corp, or Partnership.
✔ Step 2 All Real Estate Businesses need a , Business tax registration also called an occupation business License ✔ Step 3 Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Real Estate merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit. ✔ Step 4 All Real Estate Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name ✔ Step 5 Hiring Real Estate Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Real Estate merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit.
All Real Estate Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name
Hiring Real Estate Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
As of 7/30/2025 3:21:36 PM, you can obtain your SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO 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 ) $17102.68 or $8894080.88 depending on your start up money. Getting a license in S SAN FRAN SAN MATEO SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, 94080 You will have many potential clients in this city. In fact, as much as 60592 but about 20167 are families in this area in CA. In addition, getting a 650 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 $ 94080 342600 avergage value) , which you can use as a home operated business as well.
Your actual location in SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO will be your business address. E.g., your business location could be 815 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO Road/Avenue or 88TH Way/Ct or SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA . Operating from a 94080 P.O. Box location purported as your business mailing address. E.g. P.O Box 74705 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94080 . However this turns out, in 449 considering demographics is intelligent. For example,
before iinvesting in getting a wholesale license there, there are about 26871, Whites, 19356 Hispanics, and 1710 Blacks in the 94080 area. Another important consideration is that of the residents' income in the wingspan of your business location. Each family here earns about $61289 per household and has about 2.68 residents per family. However, is the weather nice? Consider that the altitude is 15 feet, and you getting a seller's license in 8 time zone.