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Selling homemade sweets out of my own home such as candy, chips, sodas, brownies & cakes.

The number of individuals who own or operate businesses from home-based residences has increased greatly in the last few years.  The result that many locally governed communities require the work done at home or the business to be licensed, regardless of the amount of revenue the home-based business generates or whether or not the business is a part-time or full-time home enterprise.

To avoid legal troubles, check out your licensing law prior to putting up your shingle. Equally important to a home-based business is whether the municipal and county zoning laws in your area permit the operation of a home business. Some zoning ordinances place limitations on home-run businesses or outright  disallaw them.

Legal state, county, local and even federal government requires some type of license even for home-based business.

So most likely, you may need to get a business license.

Your home-based products are taxable.  For this reason, here are the licenses and tax ids you are legally required to obtain before starting business operations:

1. A business tax registration license

2. A DBA assumed business name

3. A federal tax id number if you are a partnership or you want to use it instead of you social security number to open a bank account.

4. Last but not least, you need to get a sales tax id also called a seller's permit so you can collect and pay taxes to the state board of equalization.

Also, note that forming an llc or incorporating eliminates the requirement of getting a dba. It is a good idea to form an llc to avoid personal liability from business transactions.

You can get all these: dba, business license, fed tax  id, and the seller's permit here online.  Just submit an online form and we will get all your documents in a short time.  Expedited service ( rush filings) are available.

You can obtain your licenses here online or come in our physical location or simple mail your completed forms to our po box address.

The state board will go after you if you don't get a seller's permit.  For example, after your report your taxes to the federal government and your state government and you tell them what business you are in, they will ask for a sales tax return in addition to an income tax return.  So get your resale tax number to make sure you are ok with the state law requirements.

Prices may change by the time you read this but as of 8/15/09, the prices are $79 for the business license, and seller's permit, 39 for the federal tax id, and $199 for the dba. All fees are  included.  Ask for our special offers.