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Starting a(n) plants Business Licenses & Tax IDs

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Q: I buy plants wholesale for the landscaping around my home on about five acres, and I buy for family and friends. I do not want to sell retail.

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Q: What licenses and permits might I need to start a plant shop?

A: Hello, here is the paperwork map for your plant shop. Every item says MAY, because what applies depends on how the business is set up, and sorting that out is our job.

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Your plant shop checklist, item by item

Q: What licenses and permits might I need to start a plant shop?

A: Let us walk through what your plant shop may need, piece by piece, so nothing surprises you on opening day.

1. Business license: A business license for a plant seller MAY ask what plants you grow or resell, whether they are houseplants or outdoor stock, and if you sell at fairs and online.
2. Home occupation permit: A home occupation permit MAY apply if plants are grown or kept in a yard or garage, usually with limits on shoppers, deliveries, water runoff and signage.
3. Sales tax permit: A sales tax permit MAY be needed because plants sold at retail are generally taxable, and a resale certificate may cover wholesale buying.
4. Plant health certification: Certain plants may need inspection or certification before sale, especially fruit trees and shipped stock.
5. Seller's market permit: Selling at fairs and markets may require a vendor permit for each event.
6. Nursery stock record: A short list of plants you carry may be requested so inspectors know what to look for.
7. Landlord clearance statement: A signed note allowing plants and shoppers at home may be asked for.
8. Company papers: A DBA, an LLC or a tax ID number MAY make sense for your plant shop, and we prepare all of these documents on this site, so everything can be ordered in one place.

One service fee covers more than one license. If you order a business license and it turns out you also need another one, for example a home occupation permit, we obtain both for the service fee of the business license. Annual tax and application fees charged by the govt are not part of our service fee: we find the applications and fill them out for you.

Why it is worth the paperwork

Houseplants are a booming trend and every sale usually leads to a repeat buyer wanting just one more pot for the window.

Opening day, imagined

Ignatius carried his first crate of ferns to the stall under the Green Thumb Gazette banner and called it his leafy start.

What can go wrong

A shopper trips over a tray of pots and breaks an ankle, so without an LLC your home could be reached to cover the claim.

Codes and counts

Business code (NAICS): 444220 (Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores), 444240 under the 2022 update. This page lists 8 paperwork items for a plant shop, and each one is marked as something you MAY need, since we confirm which apply.

Tip: Track losses and unsold stock so you can price in the inevitable wilted fern.

Plants are the only pets that do not mind if you forget their name.

Ready when you are: start your order and we will find out what applies to your plant shop, fill out the applications and keep the paperwork moving.

✔ Biz Structure

You can choose to be a(n) Plants :

Sole Proprietor,
LLC,
Corporation or
Partnership.
After you decide and select your business entity, you need licensing.

✔ Biz License

Orlando Business Tax Registration ( Business License)
All businesses including home, online or mobile BUSINESS need a BUSINESS license because they are BUSINESSES.

✔ DBA Biz Name

A(n) Plants business doing business under an assumed business name in Brevard 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) assumed business name certificate. E.g. you venture into a(n) Plants business and you give it a trade name such as "Excellence Plants & Associates". You will need to register an assumed business name certificate.

✔ Seller Permit

In FL you need a resale ID ( AKA seller's permit) if you selling touchable items. (A.K.A state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate, about $39 for most states).
Seller's Permit

✔ Federal EIN

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.

✔ State EIN

In addition you will need a federal and a state EIN if you will hire employees. I.e., a FL Federal Tax Id Number ($29) and a(n) FL State Employer Tax Number

✔ L L C

Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing (about $49 plus state and legal newspaper publication fees) in Orlando, Incorporate in FL or form a(n) FL LLC .

Filing a DBA is not required if you will set up an LLC or form a Corporation. If you will do business under your first and last legal name you will not need to get a fictitious business name.
Also note that even using your first and last name may not help you avoid filing a DBA if the name has a suffix such as "& sons" etc.

✔ Incorporation

If you do form an Home Based Business llc or incorporate (about $49 plus state fees for most states) your Plants 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 Orlando business name. In lieu of recording a Brevard County trade company name (our filing service fee includes trade name registration and newspaper legal publication for 4 weeks) you can also form a corporation in FL or form an FL 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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Business License Information

Your plant shop checklist, item by item

Why it is worth the paperwork

Opening day, imagined

What can go wrong

Codes and counts