99% of new businesses are required to get a(n) , Altoona business tax id registration (business license).
 Businesses with an trade firm name other than the owner's legal name are required to get a(n) Blair County  DBA ( doing business as ) fictitious business name. Â
  You may also need a resale license if you selling touchable items.  (A.K.A PA seller's permit, state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate).
   In addition you will need a federal and a state EIN if you will hire employees. I.e., a PA Federal Tax Id Number and a(n) PA  State Employer Tax Number Â
   Instead of filing an Assumed Trade Firm business name ("DBA" Doing Business As) in Altoona, set up a coporation in PA  or set up a(n) PA LLCÂ
Here's How to Get Your PA Seller's Permit and Other permits and Registrations You May Need.
PA Seller's Permit, LLC, DBA, Licenses & Tax IDs Requirements:
First decide on a business structure Used Items as a Sole Proprietor, LLC/Corp, or Partnership.
✔ Step 2 All Used Items Businesses need a , Business tax registration also called an occupation business License ✔ Step 3 Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Used Items merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit. ✔ Step 4 All Used Items Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name ✔ Step 5 Hiring Used Items Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Used Items merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit.
All Used Items Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name
Hiring Used Items Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
As of 2/23/2025 5:02:17 AM, you can obtain your ALTOONA seller's permit here at $39 plus any tax you may have to pay in advance. To set up your reseller license is inexpensive but starting your business may cost you about (figures vary depending on area and type of business ) $4542.59 or $5516602.55 depending on your start up money. Getting a license in ALTOONA BLAIR ALTOONA, 16602 You will have many potential clients in this city. In fact, as much as 31006 but about 13765 are families in this area in PA. In addition, getting a 814 cell phone area code may help increase the idea that you operate from the city because you can text your clients as a local vendor (remember, everyone is texting these days). You can lease a space to operate your business from but if buying a house, the prices are (about $ 16602 63400 avergage value) , which you can use as a home operated business as well.
Your actual location in ALTOONA will be your business address. E.g., your business location could be 5953 ALTOONA Road/Avenue or 55TH Way/Ct or ALTOONA, PA . Operating from a 16602 P.O. Box location purported as your business mailing address. E.g. P.O Box 15196 ALTOONA,PA 16602 . However this turns out, in 526 considering demographics is intelligent. For example,
before iinvesting in getting a wholesale license there, there are about 30183, Whites, 195 Hispanics, and 454 Blacks in the 16602 area. Another important consideration is that of the residents' income in the wingspan of your business location. Each family here earns about $30539 per household and has about 2.59 residents per family. However, is the weather nice? Consider that the altitude is 953 feet, and you getting a seller's license in 5 time zone.