Go To Great Panes, Kathryn Maloney ©2008
Starting a business in NY? These pages will help you find out what you need to do it properly:
New York State’s Online Permit Assistance and Licensing website
(also known as OPAL)
See the “Click here to start” link for a questionnaire of what types of issues your business may be involved with, and it will present you with filing requirements and advisory sheets tailored to your business needs.
The hardest part of using this cool tool is the first step–picking your business type. The design for this section is really poor, and after a lot of clicking I settled on Craft/Hobby Vendor for my business:
NYS Sales Tax
In NY you must register with the Dept of Revenue to collect sales tax for both your on-line sales and for live events *before* you start to sell. See the Permits, licenses, and registrations link here:
If you didn’t register before you started to sell, see here:
Other Requirements
You should also contact your county & city offices to be sure you know what local business laws there might be in your area. This should help:
More on starting up your NY or other US-State based business:
Links to Official Government Websites
Also see the links on the right for more info on the IRS, Sales Tax and NY business, including:
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most excellent – thank you!!!!!!!
If you are starting your etsy shop are you required to get a business license or just the sales tax permit in ny?
It depends on what you’ll be making/selling. Sometimes there are local (city or county) regulations in addition to state requirements too. Did you try the OPAL questionnaire? (link above) It should help you figure out what you need to do.
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