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Q: Before I open a trading card shop, what paperwork may I need?

A: Good to meet you, think of this as a trail map for your trading card shop. Not every marker applies to every traveler, so we check which ones are on your path.

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Q: Which licenses and permits should I expect for a trading card shop?

A: Hi Jon, think of this as a trail map for your trading card shop. Not every marker applies to every traveler, so we check which ones are on your path.

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Before the doors open: a trading card shop and its paperwork

Q: I am opening a trading card shop. Which licenses, permits and registrations may apply to me?

A: Good news: a trading card shop is a well-trodden road, and we know its signposts. Each item below MAY apply to you, and we find out which ones do.

1. Business license: A business license for a trading card shop MAY ask whether you sell new or collectible cards, host events, buy from the public, and whether you sell online or in a store.
2. Sales tax permit: A sales tax permit MAY be needed because cards and accessories are taxable goods, and tournament entries, show tables and online sales each need clear records.
3. Secondhand dealer license: Buying cards from the public may require a secondhand or collectibles dealer registration and records of purchases.
4. Event or gaming permit: Hosting tournaments with prizes may need permission, depending on the entry rules and awards.
5. Purchase records log: A record of cards bought from the public, with seller details, may be requested.
6. Zoning clearance letter: A statement that a store hosting weekend events suits the building may be asked for.
7. Employer registration: Hiring changes the list: an employer account, payroll tax setup and workers' compensation insurance MAY join the pile before the first paycheck.
8. Company papers: A DBA, an LLC or a tax ID number MAY make sense for your trading card shop, and we prepare all of these documents on this site, so everything can be ordered in one place.

Need two licenses? Pay our service fee once. Order the business license and, if a home occupation permit or another license is also required, we obtain both under that single service fee. The govt's own annual tax and application fees are separate and are not included; finding and filling out the applications is what we do.

Why people love this line of work

Tournaments and trade nights turn a card shop into a clubhouse, and clubs pay in loyalty.

Opening day, imagined

Picture Desmond sliding a rare holographic into a sleeve at Dragonfly Cardworks, the shop sign swinging while the license frame glints behind the register.

What can go wrong

A buyer insists a card was misgraded and sues for the price, and an LLC helps protect your savings.

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Business code (NAICS): 451120 (Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores), 459120 under the 2022 update. This page lists 8 paperwork items for a trading card shop, and each one is marked as something you MAY need, since we confirm which apply.

Tip: Sleeve and photograph every valuable card, and keep a ledger with purchase cost, date and seller details.

Collectors know the value of every card and still cannot find their car keys.

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

✔ Biz Structure

You can choose to be a(n) Trading Cards :

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

✔ Biz License

Rialto 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) Trading Cards business using a DBA Doing Business As Trade Name in San Bernardino County , i.e., starting businesses using a company name other than the legal (given name) owner's name, need a(n) DBA Doing Business As Trade Name Registration. For example, you start a(n) Trading Cards business and you call it "Ultra Trading Cards Co". You will need to file a trade firm name for it.

✔ Seller Permit

Also, keep in mind that in CA though, a business license and a DBA is necessary for most businesses but if your business sells any taxable items, you will need a sales tax ID number. (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

If you are thinking of hiring help, you will need a state employer ID and an IRS number employer ID. I.e., a CA Federal Tax Id Number ($29) and a(n) CA 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 Rialto, Incorporate in CA or form a(n) CA LLC .

If you will set up a corporation or form an LLC, you will not have to file a DBA (Doing Business As) unless your corproration or LLC name will be different that the busienss name you will trade under. Businesses that use the full legal name of the owner as a business name do not need to register an assumed business name. So, for example, your name is "John X Doe" and you use that as a business name.

✔ Incorporation

If you do form an Internet Selling llc or incorporate (about $49 plus state fees for most states) your Trading Cards business instead of just filing a fictitious business name (dba), it will help you avoid legal and financial personal liability arising out of business transactions and you will not have to register the Rialto business name. Instead of filing a San Bernardino County fictitious business name (our service fee includes dba business name filing and legal paper publication) you can elect to incorporate in CA or form an CA LLC (starts @ $49 plus state fee for most states & includes bylaws and LLC operating agreement)..


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Before the doors open: a trading card shop and its paperwork

Why people love this line of work

Opening day, imagined

What can go wrong

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