I need to know how to apply for these states bus license. Or do you HAVE to have them to be in a craft fair? I have a fair comming up in mar. I just finding out about this. This will be my first time attending a fair. I need help.
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Some states will require you to register to get a business id in order to get a sales tax license. It goes by different names in different states. Before you go to the trouble of doing the research for each state, check with the show and ask them if they have an event vendor sales tax form that they give to the artists. Some shows do, some shows don't.
If the show doesn't give you a temporary form, you may be able to get a single event license from the state without applying for a business id. Check each state's department of revenue website, and search for sales tax to find out what they require.
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Some states will require you to register to get a business id in order to get a sales tax license. It goes by different names in different states. Before you go to the trouble of doing the research for each state, check with the show and ask them if they have an event vendor sales tax form that they give to the artists. Some shows do, some shows don't.
If the show doesn't give you a temporary form, you may be able to get a single event license from the state without applying for a business id. Check each state's department of revenue website, and search for sales tax to find out what they require.
You only need a sales tax permit (temporary if possible for the dates of the show) for states other than your own.
Larry Berman