99% of new businesses are required to get a(n) , Pittsburgh business tax registration.
 Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Allegheny County  DBA assumed business name certificate. Â
  You may also need a resale license if you selling touchable items.  (A.K.A PA seller's permit, state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate).
   Also keep in mind that employers will need to obtain a federal EIN and a State EIN tax identificattion number. I.e., a PA Federal Tax Id Number and a(n) PA  State Employer Tax Number Â
   Instead of filing an Assumed Trade Firm business name ("DBA" Doing Business As) in Pittsburgh, set up a coporation in PA  or set up a(n) PA LLCÂ
Here's How to Get Your PA Seller's Permit and Other permits and Registrations You May Need.
PA Seller's Permit, LLC, DBA, Licenses & Tax IDs Requirements:
First decide on a business structure Fitness as a Sole Proprietor, LLC/Corp, or Partnership.
✔ Step 2 All Fitness Businesses need a , Business tax registration also called an occupation business License ✔ Step 3 Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Fitness merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit. ✔ Step 4 All Fitness Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name ✔ Step 5 Hiring Fitness Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Fitness merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit.
All Fitness Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name
Hiring Fitness Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
As of 9/16/2025 5:07:17 AM, you can obtain your PITTSBURGH 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 ) $1252.47 or $5515228.55 depending on your start up money. Getting a license in PGH ALLEGHENY PITTSBURGH, 15228 You will have many potential clients in this city. In fact, as much as 17723 but about 7556 are families in this area in PA. In addition, getting a 412 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 $ 15228 142000 avergage value) , which you can use as a home operated business as well.
Your actual location in PITTSBURGH will be your business address. E.g., your business location could be 5743 PITTSBURGH Road/Avenue or 55TH Way/Ct or PITTSBURGH, PA . Operating from a 15228 P.O. Box location purported as your business mailing address. E.g. P.O Box 14272 PITTSBURGH,PA 15228 . However this turns out, in 730 considering demographics is intelligent. For example,
before iinvesting in getting a wholesale license there, there are about 16999, Whites, 159 Hispanics, and 125 Blacks in the 15228 area. Another important consideration is that of the residents' income in the wingspan of your business location. Each family here earns about $58440 per household and has about 2.47 residents per family. However, is the weather nice? Consider that the altitude is 743 feet, and you getting a seller's license in 5 time zone.