All Businesses need a(n) , Fargo business tax registration.
 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) Cass County  DBA assumed business name certificate. Â
  You may also need a resale license if you selling touchable items.  (A.K.A ND 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 ND Federal Tax Id Number and a(n) ND  State Employer Tax Number Â
   Instead of filing an Assumed Trade Firm business name ("DBA" Doing Business As) in Fargo, set up a coporation in ND  or set up a(n) ND LLCÂ
Here's How to Get Your ND Seller's Permit and Other permits and Registrations You May Need.
ND Seller's Permit, LLC, DBA, Licenses & Tax IDs Requirements:
Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit)
North Dakota imposes a Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) on the gross receipts of retailers. The tax is paid by the purchaser and collected by the retailer. Local subdivisions may also impose a local tax which is administered by the Tax Commissioner.
The Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) levied is:
First decide on a business structure Art Sales as a Sole Proprietor, LLC/Corp, or Partnership.
✔ Step 2 All Art Sales Businesses need a , Business tax registration also called an occupation business License ✔ Step 3 Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Art Sales merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit. ✔ Step 4 All Art Sales Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name ✔ Step 5 Hiring Art Sales Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Art Sales merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit.
All Art Sales Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name
Hiring Art Sales Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
As of 9/14/2025 10:50:05 AM, you can obtain your FARGO 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 ) $2412.54 or $6658102.66 depending on your start up money. Getting a license in FARGO CASS FARGO, 58102 You will have many potential clients in this city. In fact, as much as 31932 but about 13769 are families in this area in ND. In addition, getting a 701 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 $ 58102 87700 avergage value) , which you can use as a home operated business as well.
Your actual location in FARGO will be your business address. E.g., your business location could be 6901 FARGO Road/Avenue or 66TH Way/Ct or FARGO, ND . Operating from a 58102 P.O. Box location purported as your business mailing address. E.g. P.O Box 51325 FARGO,ND 58102 . However this turns out, in 1766 considering demographics is intelligent. For example,
before iinvesting in getting a wholesale license there, there are about 29928, Whites, 423 Hispanics, and 241 Blacks in the 58102 area. Another important consideration is that of the residents' income in the wingspan of your business location. Each family here earns about $31758 per household and has about 2.54 residents per family. However, is the weather nice? Consider that the altitude is 901 feet, and you getting a seller's license in 6 time zone.