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All Businesses Need a Portland Business License & a Trade Business Name ( Clackamas County Trade Business Name required if using a trade name).
Retailers / Wholesalers, Need a Reseller Tax ID, & a Business License.
Employers Need a Federal Tax Id Number (EIN), a OR State Tax Id ( State EIN), & a Business License.
Corporations, & LLC Need a Federal Tax Id Number (EIN)& a Business License.
Partnerships Need a Federal Tax Id Number (EIN) & a Trade Business Name, but also need a Business License.
Sole Proprietors May Use a Federal Tax Id Number as a OR Business Tax ID but also need a Business License.
Instead of filing a Trade Business Name, You Can Incorporate in OR or form a(n) OR LLC & You Will Not Need To File A DBA
The licenses below are required for all businesses including internet as well as home and businesses like Etsy etc.
1. Clothing Store Nearly all businesses need a(n) , Portland business tax registration.
2. Clothing Store All Businesses that use a business name to trade that is other than the surname and first name of a sole proprietor or a fictitious business name other than the LLC or Corporation legal name need a(n) Clackamas County DBA assumed business name certificate.
3. In OR you may also need a sales tax ID AKA seller's permit if you sell merchandise that is taxable. ( A.K.A ORseller's permit, state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate).
4. You will need a federal and a state EIN if you will hire employees. I.e., a OR Federal Tax ID Number and a(n) OR State Employer Tax Number.
5. Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing in Portland, Incorporate in OR or form a(n) LLC.
Obtain all licenses and registrations here online—because paperwork should be as fun as glitter (but less messy).
Once all licenses are secured, you can immediately resell wholesale products from home. Obtain all licenses and registrations here online.