Taxpayers have the ability to select the license that they need to obtain or choose to be guided by a series of questions that will identify the proper license required for their business. Taxpayers can register their business and obtain a license via the Ohio Business Gateway. Vendors are entrusted with the responsibility of collecting sales tax on retail sales and certain services and then reporting and paying them to the State of Ohio in a timely manner.

Vendor's License registration is now available online. Please click here to register. For more information contact the Ohio Department of Taxation at. For more information about a transient license, please call 1-88.ĭelivery (sales based on delivery of goods and certain services at consumer’s location), Transient (vendors who transport stocks of goods to temporary places of business in order to make sales), and Service (computer services, landscaping, private investigation, 900 numbers, exterminating service, building maintenance, janitorial service, employment service, etc.) vendor’s licenses are obtained through the State of Ohio. Transient licenses for vendors who transport stocks or goods to temporary places of business in order to make sales must be obtained through the State of Ohio. name, a new license is not required.Ī vendor’s license can be cancelled by completing the appropriate information on a final Ohio sales tax return indicating the last day of business.

If you move your business to another county, change your name, incorporate or add a partner, a new vendor’s license is required. Vendor’s Licenses are only transferable if you change the physical location of your business within the same county.

If questions while using the Ohio Business Gateway, please call 1-88. Regular vendor’s licenses can be obtained on the website of Ohio Business Gateway or at the County Auditor’s Office.

Ohio business license and permits cost