Hey guys!
@Darren - Regarding sales tax, you're pretty spot on. As a seller based in the US or Canada, you are required to collect sales tax from buyers within your state when they make a purchase. Most wholesalers will ask to see a sales tax ID or reseller’s license before they will sell you the goods. This is because they are obliged to check whether you are able to collect sales tax from the end user. If you can’t show them a sales tax ID, then they will either ask you to pay sales tax on your wholesale purchase – or more likely, they will simply refuse to deal with you because you will appear uncommitted to your business. Note that you only have to collect sales tax from buyers located in the same state that you are running your business from. For example, if you are based in California and your buyer is also based in California, you must add sales tax onto the purchase. However, if the buyer is based in Wyoming or any other state, you do not have to collect sales tax. In this case, it is the buyer’s responsibility to remit the appropriate amount to their state (this also applies to international buyers).
Here's a blog post you might be interested in reading -
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You can find out more about obtaining a Federal Tax ID number here -
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And yes, if you are working for yourself which is probably how most people get started selling online, just fill in your own name under your business trading name.
@Stbjmb - First of all, welcome to SaleHoo! If you haven't already done so, download a copy of the new SaleHoo User Manual, I'm sure you'll find the step by step guide very useful.
Hope that helps.