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HERE IS WHAT LEGAL DOCUMENTS YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE TO START YOUR BUSINESS Fees
Business Legal Structure	DBA / Trade Business Name Filing	Federal Tax Id EIN	State Tax Id EIN	Reseller's License	Business License	Corporation / LLC Filing

Sole Owner or Partnership with employees & selling taxable items	x 1*	x	x	x	x
Sole Owner / Partnership/ Selling Taxable Items - no employees	x 1*			x	x
Sole Owner / Partnership/ with employees - not selling taxable items	x 1*	x	x		x
Sole Owner / Partnership/ no employees and not selling taxable items	x 1*				x
1. * (Required if you do business in a name other than your own personal name) - Bold "X" = All Business Need It


Corporation / LLC with employees & selling taxable items	x 1*	x	x	x	x	x
Corporation / LLC with employees - not selling taxable items	x 1*	x	x		x	x
Corporation / LLC Selling taxable items - no employees	x 1*	x		x	x	x
Corporation / LLC no employees and not selling taxable items	x 1*	x			x	x
1. *(Required if you do business in a name other than your own personal name - for example if you do business as your name (Al Pacone) you don't need a Ficticious business. However, if you business name is "John's Consulting" you need a DBA / trade / DBA Registered . (Required if the corporations do business in a name other than the corporation's name... more...click here )
*You need a Corporation or A DBA if you do business in a name other than your own personal name
*(you need it if you don't want to use your soc. sec. # to open a bank account - note: you are required to have it if you are a corporation) Note that all businesses need a Business Licence and are advised to obtain a federal tax id to open a bank account.
In general, corporations need a federal tax id and a Business Licence; Employers need a federal tax id, a state tax id and a Business Licence; Wholesalers or retailers of tangible taxable items need a seller's permit / Sales Tax Id and a Business Licence; Individuals, partnerships, and corporations need a trade name Registered if the business name used is different from personal or legal name. Note that all businesses need a Business Licence and are advised to obtain a federal tax id to open a bank account. Example 1: you are an individual that sells toys, and you business name is not your personal first and last name - you need a seller's permit, a Business Licence and a trade / DBA Registered . Example 2. You are a partnership that provides consulting services, and has employees. You are required to have a federal tax id EIN, a state tax id EIN, a Business Licence, and a DBA. Example 3. You are a corporation selling widgets on eBay, but have no employees - you need a federal tax id, a Business Licence, and a seller's permit. Note that if your corporate name is different from your online business name, you also need a trade / DBA Registered ( example you are "Xyz, inc" doing business as "Widgets Online Are Us"). "x" means that you need to Register this legal document Do I need a Corporation or a DBA? What is The Process of Buying and Receiving these Documents?