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Licenses, Permits, etc.

Posted by Sherrie Culpepper on September 1, 2011 at 10:06am in Business of Art Fairs

This is my first post. I hope I am doing it right. We just applied for our first art fair and the application said, "Exhibitors shall be responsible for obtaining any required licenses, permits, or approvals under stats laws applicable to his/her activity at the Festival and for paying any taxes, sales taxes, fees or other charges that may be applicable to any Exhibitor's activity at the Festival." This is the Chastain Park Arts Festival in Atlanta. Can anyone tell me how all that works. Do you call a government agency in each town the fair is located? We have a business license.          Thanks guys!

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  • Kevin Williamson September 2, 2011 at 11:00am
    In MO where I live you can exhibit up to 4 times a year without a sales tax permit. The organizing show gives you a one shot permit to collect for that show only and then you send the fees collected to the state. If you have sales in other venues like direct to customers then you need to obtain a sales tax license to cover those situations. Georgia law might be different. The show organizers should be able to help inform.
  • Chris Hoyt September 2, 2011 at 6:30am
    As far as sales taxes, should be ready to go. You merely collect the sales tax and send it in to the state.  And if there are any other fees that are part of doing the show itself, the promoter should be on top of them and let you know what is necessary. Many promoters take care of the local certs and use a blanket license for the exhibitors.
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