Re: About business license. Quote:
Originally Posted by zhouxiao92 My question is do I need a business license for selling on ebay? I live in Los Angeles. | Most cities you are suppose to have a business license. But if it is eBay lots of people do so without one. If you live inside the City of Los Angeles you can probably find out on the website. Its usually like $20-100 for a pc of paper it is nothing special. There are some cities/counties and unincorporated areas in California where you don't need a business license or they don't even offer them.
What you need to make sure though is that you are registered with the State Board of Equalization. So that you can collect and report California sales Tax for all sales within the state.
If you have that in order you can run it as an Individual (Sole Proprietor). The nice thing about California is if you go to register for a bank account in the state. As long as you Last Name is part of the Company Name you do not need to file a DBA with the county clerk and put it in the paper for 6-8 weeks or whatever it is.
That is a basic overview. Like everyone I would still advise speaking to an accountant.
Last edited by vogeltron; 04-25-2014 at 04:37 PM.
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