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| Hi, I'm John  Business License Cleveland Ohio 
Custom Metal Works , John.| sole propiertorship
welding and fabrication installation
ornamental iron, custom metal works, pipe lines pressure welds, structual steel pre-fab | 
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 You can choose to be a(n) Custom Metal Works  : 
 
Sole Proprietor,
 LLC, 
 
Corporation or 
Partnership. After you decide and select your business entity, you need licensing.
 
 
 
 Cleveland Business Tax Registration (
Business License)
 All businesses including home, online or mobile BUSINESS need a  BUSINESS license because they are BUSINESSES.
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 A(n) Custom Metal Works business  using a fictitious business name in    
Cuyahoga County 
  i.e. you are a business that uses a DBA doing business as trade name to trade that is other than the full legal (first and last -- full name) name of a sole proprietor or a name other than the LLC or Corporation business name need  a(n)    
 fictitious business name.    
For instance you open a(n)  
Custom Metal Works 
business and you name it "Superior   
Custom Metal Works
Group".  You will need to file a fictitious business name for that name.
 
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OH 
 you may also need a seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable.  
  (A.K.A  state id, wholesale, resale,
reseller certificate, about $39 for most states).
 Seller's Permit
 
 
 
 Note: All businesses need a federal tax ID number except sole proprietors that are not employers and are not independent contractors.
 An independent contractor is a self employed business person that receives more than $600 per year from anyone of his or her clients.
 IRS rule: The client must issue a 1099 form to the independent contractor and the independent contractor must have a federal tax ID.
  However, even sole owners may obtain a federal ID and use it as a business tax ID instead of using their own social security number as a
  business tax ID number.
 However, all other licenses that apply to sole proprietors as discussed here are requited regardless of getting 
  a federal tax ID number.
 
 
 Also keep in mind that employers will need to obtain a federal EIN and a State EIN tax identificattion number.    
I.e., a OH  Federal Tax Id Number ($29)  and a(n) OH   State Employer Tax Number
 
 
 Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing (about $49 plus state and legal newspaper publication fees)  in  
Cleveland, Incorporate in  OH  or form a(n) OH   LLC .
 
 Filing a DBA is not required if you will set up an LLC or form a Corporation.  
  There is a cicrcumstance that you may not need to register a trade name and that is when you use your full name as a business name if you use your full legal name as a trade name.
 Using any language that connotes additional owners in the name of the business makes filing a fictitious business name mandatory.
 
 
 
 If you do form an Sole Proprietorship  llc or incorporate  (about $49 plus state fees for most states)  your Custom Metal Works business instead of just filing a fictitious business name (dba), 
  that insurs that you don't have personal liability for debts and civile liabililty arising from your business dealings and you will not have to record the  Cleveland business name.
Instead  of just registering your   Cuyahoga County assumed business name (our  fee includes assumed business name registration and legal newspaper publication) you can choose to setup a corporation in    
 OH  or form an OH     LLC (starts @ $49 plus state fee for most states & includes bylaws for the corporation and Limited Liability operating agreement for the LLC that is required to open a business bank account).  .
 
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