Jay asked: “What license do I need to sell printed garments?”
Hi Jay, The Dared Caveman is off to a smart start by getting the paperwork right first. Holiday décor and creative gifts fly off the tables at markets, and original crafts give shoppers something they can't find in big stores. The New York Certificate of Authority comes first here, because it is what lets you collect sales tax and buy inventory wholesale. Here is what we will cover: how to structure The Dared Caveman, the tax IDs it needs, and the licenses that let you open in Troy, then a quick recap.
New York requires you to register for a certificate of authority before you make your first taxable sale, and printed garments are taxable retail goods, so that registration is your seller's permit. Clothing exemptions in New York depend on price and location, which means each sale needs the right rate, so use software or check carefully. Printing on blank shirts adds a wrinkle: buy the blanks on a resale certificate so tax is not paid on them twice. Selling online across state lines can create duties elsewhere, so log orders by destination. Register The Dared Caveman as a trade name, which is a fine, caveman-sized first step.
By the numbers: Banks, insurers, and tax forms will ask for your industry code. For a craft business it is NAICS 339999 (All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing). With 1 employee planned, you are already creating jobs in Troy. That makes 6 items on your list.
Tip: Include clear safety instructions with any product meant for fire or heat.
To recap: The Dared Caveman in Troy, NY needs a sales tax permit, an LLC, a DBA, an EIN, a state employer ID, and a business license. Check them off one by one and you will open with confidence.
We can file your seller's permit and the other registrations for you: start here.
All Businesses need a(n) , Troy 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) Albany County  DBA assumed business name certificate. Â
  You may also need a resale license if you selling touchable items.  (A.K.A NY 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 NY Federal Tax Id Number and a(n) NY  State Employer Tax Number Â
   Instead of filing an Assumed Trade Firm business name ("DBA" Doing Business As) in Troy, set up a coporation in NY  or set up a(n) NY LLCÂ
Marjorie wrote: “I will sell jewelry at local businesses and on Etsy and eBay. The jewelry is made of crystal, agate and beads in necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings. I will also sell collectibles online. I make the jewelry and have no employees.”
Hi Marjorie, MRS Jewelry Crafting & Selling sounds like a promising venture. Turning a hobby into income is deeply satisfying, and each new design can become a seasonal bestseller. The West Virginia business registration certificate for sales tax comes first here, because it is what lets you collect sales tax and buy inventory wholesale. Below we walk through the three things every new business in West Virginia sorts out (structure, tax IDs, and licenses) and then sum it all up.
West Virginia requires a business registration and sales tax collection on taxable goods, so jewelry sold directly at shows or online outside Etsy and eBay belongs on your sales tax returns. Selling through local businesses is its own question: if shops buy your pieces outright, they hand you a resale certificate and you skip tax on that sale, but on consignment, check who collects it. Your crystal, agate and bead supplies can be bought without tax with your own resale certificate. Collectibles are taxable too, so keep them in the same records. Sole makers with no employees avoid payroll filings, for now.
By the numbers: Banks, insurers, and tax forms will ask for your industry code. For a craft business it is NAICS 339999 (All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing). With 3 employees planned, you are already creating jobs in Berkeley Springs. That makes 6 items on your list.
Tip: Track materials costs carefully so you price for profit, not just for fun.
To recap: MRS Jewelry Crafting & Selling in Berkeley Springs, WV needs a sales tax permit, an LLC, a DBA, an EIN, a state employer ID, and a business license. Handle these early and the business starts on solid ground.
Here's How to Get Your NY Seller's Permit and Other permits and Registrations You May Need.
NY Seller's Permit, LLC, DBA, Licenses & Tax IDs Requirements:
Start with a Connecticut sales and use tax permit. A thrift and consignment shop sells taxable goods to the public, so you must collect sales tax, and consigned items count as your sales too.
• Trade name: a DBA if you operate under a shop name as a sole proprietor, though an LLC would separate the shop's debts from your own. • EIN: useful for banking and required once you hire anyone. • Local business license and zoning approval for the Bridgeport storefront, plus any certificate of occupancy for the space. • Written consignment agreements with each seller, spelling out the split and the holding period. • Employer accounts for unemployment and withholding if you add staff.
Secondhand dealer rules sometimes apply to jewelry or electronics, so ask us before stocking those.
In Mississippi you would register for a sales tax permit. That registration is what lets you hand wholesalers a resale certificate, so you buy inventory without paying sales tax on it, and it also obliges you to collect tax on sales to Mississippi customers.
As a sole proprietor you can run under your own name, or file a DBA if you want a brand name on your website and invoices. Many wholesalers also ask for an EIN, which keeps your Social Security number off paperwork. Check whether your town wants a local privilege or business license even for a home-based online shop. If you will sell into other states in volume, you may owe sales tax registration there too. An LLC is optional but worth considering once sales grow, and we can file every piece of this for you.
Your cosmetology license covers the services you perform, but selling products is a separate matter. In Ohio you need a vendor's license, since you will be collecting sales tax on every bottle and tool sold to a client.
That same vendor's license lets you buy product from distributors using a resale certificate, so you stop paying tax at the wholesale counter. If you work from a salon booth, ask the owner whether sales run through their register or yours, because that decides whose license is used. Add an EIN, and an LLC or DBA if you want a brand name on your invoices. Your contractor license does not figure into retail, so unless you sell in a store you lease, a local business license is the only other piece. We can file the vendor's license and EIN for you.
Products, services, and transactions subject to Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) in the State of New York.
First, tangible personal property, merchandise, clothing, toys, electronics, furniture etc., (unless specifically exempt); gas, electricity, refrigeration and steam, and telephone service; selected services; food and beverages sold by restaurants, taverns, and caterers; hotel occupancy; and certain admission charges and dues. Transactions not subject to tax/exempt sales of most food for home consumption; and sales of prescription and nonprescription medicines.
Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) also does not apply to most services, such as capital improvements to real property, medical care, education, and personal and professional services.
Passenger car rentals: An additional 11% tax applies to charges for passenger car rentals in the MCTD. Outside the MCTD, the car rental tax is 6%.
Information and entertainment services: An additional state tax applies to information and entertainment services heard over the telephone (such as "900" numbers), in addition to the regular state and local Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) on these services.
Hotel occupancy in New York City: A $1.50 per unit per day fee on hotel occupancy in New York City applies in addition to the Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) on the rent for hotel occupancy.
First decide on a business structure Crafts as a Sole Proprietor, LLC/Corp, or Partnership.
✔ Step 2 All Crafts Businesses need a , Business tax registration also called an occupation business License ✔ Step 3 Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Crafts merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit. ✔ Step 4 All Crafts Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name ✔ Step 5 Hiring Crafts Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Crafts merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit.
All Crafts Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name
Hiring Crafts Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
As of 10/24/2026 9:45:17 PM, you can obtain your TROY 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 ) $51382.68 or $5512180.55 depending on your start up money. Getting a license in ALBIA RENSSELAER TROY, 12180 You will have many potential clients in this city. In fact, as much as 52907 but about 23856 are families in this area in NY. In addition, getting a 518 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 $ 12180 96300 avergage value) , which you can use as a home operated business as well.
Your actual location in TROY will be your business address. E.g., your business location could be 535 TROY Road/Avenue or 55TH Way/Ct or TROY, NY . Operating from a 12180 P.O. Box location purported as your business mailing address. E.g. P.O Box 11366 TROY,NY 12180 . However this turns out, in 654 considering demographics is intelligent. For example,
before iinvesting in getting a wholesale license there, there are about 43737, Whites, 1898 Hispanics, and 5138 Blacks in the 12180 area. Another important consideration is that of the residents' income in the wingspan of your business location. Each family here earns about $34889 per household and has about 2.68 residents per family. However, is the weather nice? Consider that the altitude is 35 feet, and you getting a seller's license in 5 time zone.