Martha wrote: “I enjoy doing arts and crafts and have given pieces as gifts. I need to clear out what I have to make room for new projects, and I do not plan to sell regularly.”
Hi Martha, Unique Creations By Marty is an exciting name to see on a new business in Lucedale. Wood-burned signs and handmade cards carry a personal touch that factory goods can't match, and buyers love a one-of-a-kind piece. The Mississippi sales tax permit comes first here, because it is what lets you collect sales tax and buy inventory wholesale. In this answer you will find the business structure, the tax registrations, and the local and industry licenses for Unique Creations By Marty, plus a short recap at the end.
Mississippi taxes retail sales, but a seller's permit is meant for regular business activity, so a casual clear-out of crafts may not require one if sales are rare and occasional. If you start selling regularly, at markets or online, then the permit becomes the first registration. Keep a rough list of what you sell and for how much, in case your sales become frequent. Craft shows may ask for a permit regardless of how often you sell, and the organizer will tell you. An EIN is not needed for occasional sales. A DBA for Unique Creations By Marty is optional unless you take payments under the name.
By the numbers: Banks, insurers, and tax forms will ask for your industry code. For a handmade arts and crafts business it is NAICS 339999 (All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing). That makes 5 items on your list.
Tip: Sand and seal wooden pieces carefully and attach sturdy hangers to wall items.
To recap: Unique Creations By Marty in Lucedale, MS needs a sales tax permit, an LLC, a DBA, an EIN, and a business license. Get those in place and you can spend your time on customers instead of paperwork.
We can file your seller's permit and the other registrations for you: start here.
All Businesses need a(n) , Lucedale business tax id registration (business license).
 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) George 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 MS 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 MS Federal Tax Id Number and a(n) MS  State Employer Tax Number Â
   Instead of filing an Assumed Trade Firm business name ("DBA" Doing Business As) in Lucedale, set up a coporation in MS  or set up a(n) MS LLCÂ
Here's How to Get Your MS Seller's Permit and Other permits and Registrations You May Need.
MS 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.
Mississippi Sales and Use Taxes Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) All sales of tangible personal property in the State of Mississippi are subject to the regular retail rate of Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) (7%) unless the law exempts the item or provides a reduced rate of tax for an item. The tax is based on gross proceeds of sales or gross income, depending on the type of business. Before engaging in any business in Mississippi subject to Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) , a permit or registration license is required from the Department of Revenue.
A separate permit is required for each location. The permit does not expire and does not require renewal as long as the holder continues in the same business at the same location. Taxpayers are requested to file returns​ electronically.
For those taxpayers who are unable to file electronically, pre-addressed Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) forms are mailed annually. Returns are due on or before the 20th day following the end of the reporting period.
Returns must be filed and tax paid by the due date to the Department of Revenue, P. O. Box 960, Jackson, MS 39205. When the due date falls on a weekend or holiday, returns and payments must be filed online or postmarked by the first working day following the due date to be considered timely filed.
First decide on a business structure Arts And Crafts as a Sole Proprietor, LLC/Corp, or Partnership.
✔ Step 2 All Arts And Crafts Businesses need a , Business tax registration also called an occupation business License ✔ Step 3 Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Arts And Crafts merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit. ✔ Step 4 All Arts And Crafts Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name ✔ Step 5 Hiring Arts And Crafts Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Arts And Crafts merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit.
All Arts And Crafts Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name
Hiring Arts And Crafts Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
As of 10/26/2026 10:40:32 AM, you can obtain your LUCEDALE 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 ) $18702.89 or $6639452.66 depending on your start up money. Getting a license in BASIN GEORGE LUCEDALE, 39452 You will have many potential clients in this city. In fact, as much as 22872 but about 8989 are families in this area in MS. In addition, getting a 601 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 $ 39452 61700 avergage value) , which you can use as a home operated business as well.
Your actual location in LUCEDALE will be your business address. E.g., your business location could be 6155 LUCEDALE Road/Avenue or 66TH Way/Ct or LUCEDALE, MS . Operating from a 39452 P.O. Box location purported as your business mailing address. E.g. P.O Box 34936 LUCEDALE,MS 39452 . However this turns out, in 478 considering demographics is intelligent. For example,
before iinvesting in getting a wholesale license there, there are about 20591, Whites, 346 Hispanics, and 1870 Blacks in the 39452 area. Another important consideration is that of the residents' income in the wingspan of your business location. Each family here earns about $34724 per household and has about 2.89 residents per family. However, is the weather nice? Consider that the altitude is 155 feet, and you getting a seller's license in 6 time zone.