Revised on  12/9/2010 

You will need to get  a business license but if you use a commercial kitchen, you will not have to get one for cooking at home... On the other hand, you will still need a seller's permit and a DBA certificate.

 It's a home based business where the business is going to be conducted by telephone, fax, computer. No customers received at home and no regular deliveries expected. The product will be sold in carts in public locations. Product: "Just made" crepes sold in public locations such as school events, cinemas, stadiums. Similar to the hot dog cart or pop corn cart. Will prepare the crepe and fill it in the cart as orders and payments are received. Could also sell the product to cafeterias, cafe, restaurants as a supplier or cater at customer's homes.

Cooking and selling food from home will most likely require a health inspection before a business license is issued. As noted above, you can use a commercial kitchen because they have the license already.  On the other hand, you will need a trade name registration if you do business in a name other thant your own name.

To buy packaging supplies and prepared food ingrendients, you will need a seller's permit because these Items are taxable.  With a wholesale ID (Seller's Permit) you will be able to buy them without paying taxes but also note that you need a selle's permit to sell your home cooked food retail or even wholesale to restaurants and cafeterias.

007 On the basis of your allegations concerning the legal status and legal structure of the proposed business to be legally compliant with federal, state and local licensing laws, regulations and ordinances including zoning, tax, and locally sovereign laws that directly apply to your business situation, here is what you need. Most new businesses assumed that they need a tax id number application form or a business license application form to apply and get all your required licenses in one easy move, and perhaps, you are right, you can do this on this website.



We, as legal professionals, understand what you legally need and have all the license application forms you need to start your business legally. You case is fairly easy because you are not employing any workers and you dont sell any taxable merchandise that requires some type of tax id to report and pay taxes. With that in mind, you need to apply for a fictitious business name also called a trade name, an assumed business name or a dba doing business as. Then, because all business licenses are required to register for business taxes, you need to apply and get a business license, also called an occupational tax receipt or permit or a home occupation permit or even a business personal property tax clearance.



The trade name registration is required because you are using a fictitious business name which in effect means that the name came out of your imagination and it is thus fictional hence the designation fictitious. The purpose of a dba registration is to protect the public from fly by night companies that hide behind a DBA doing business as to collect money and disappear. So the answer to the starting a business licensing question above is that because you dont have any employees, and you are not dealing or selling any products or merchandise that requires the collections of sales tax, you only need a couple of business permits and tax ids to start.

For instance, you need to get a business license, also called a home occupation permit or simply a business occupational tax license. The business license is almost always required by at least one level of government whether that is the federal, state, county or city government. It is also called a federal registration, state professional license or tax registration, county premises inspection and licensing or municipal tax registration or permit as well as a business personal property tax on your business equipment.



Other than the above, you will need to file a DBA and register your business trade name if you use a fictitious business name doing business as DBA as your trade name. If you decide to be a partnership i.e., a business entity with 2 or more members that it is either a general or limited partnership, you must identify it to the IRS with a business tax id number and that is a federal tax id number and you can, also, use it instead of you social security number to open a bank account. Finally, do it right from the start. We recommend that you get an LLC formation or Incorporate here online.

 

An LLC or Corporation at least protect the name at the state lever. I.e., other LLCs or Corporation cannot use your business name. A Fictitious business name does not protect your trade name against others who want to use in commerce. You can apply and get all licenses on this website. We have the lowest prices in the industry and we are quick and professional.

We can get you these license right here online.

Since you need to register a fictitious business name because you use a trade name to operate and or promote your business, you need a fictitious business name registration. Instead of registering a fictitious business name, you can simply incorporate or form and LLC. The latter two protect you from lawsuits vs. your personal assets such as your house, automobile and other precious personal property or real estate you might own. A DBA Doing business as or assumed business name registration is required for your use of a trade name but does nothing to protect your personal assets nor does it protect the name that is registered.