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Question: How do I find out about getting a new business name and getting a federal tax id number?

Answer: If you are just starting, you can do all that on your own. No need to pay someone to do it for you. Just go down to your local government offices, and they will gladly help you. I had to register my company name by filling out a Fictitious Business Name paperwork and then having it listed in a newspaper. As for the ID number, I just got an EIN, and that was simply some paperwork I had to file through the IRS (I got the application online). I don’t see why the FIN would be any different…

IRS: All paid tax preparers need ID number

DENVER – New Internal Revenue Service regulations now require all paid tax return preparers to apply for a Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) – even those who already have one – before preparing any federal tax returns in 2011.

Federal Tax ID (FIN)

Question: What is a Reseller Application number and Sales Tax Resale #?

I’m wanting to sell on e-bay, but all suppliers want a Reseller Number , Fed ID number. What are these? Do they cost?

Answer: The Employer Identification Number (EIN) or federal tax identification number is easy to get. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) web site at http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html contains all the information you need about EIN and how to apply for an EIN electronically.

Sales tax is an excise tax imposed on the sale of goods and certain services. Check with your state’s Department of Revenue (or however this agency is called in your state) and check their procedures for getting this number for your business, If you are in South Carolina, this is their form for applying for resale certificate http://www.sctax.org/NR/rdonlyres/B07F32FC-0289-49E6-ABC2-DC1D33AE624C/0/ST8a.pdf#search=%22SALES%20TAX%20RESALE%20SOUTH%20CAROLINA%22

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Tax Help : Do I Need a Sales Tax ID Number?