Licenses and permits to open a dessert shop in Edison
Desserts served on site make it a food service business, with the health permit and inspection that go with it. Here are the 5 filings, in the order they're made.
Application for Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Internal Revenue ServiceUS federal
Owners with an SSN or ITIN apply online. A company whose responsible party has neither (most China-based owners) faxes or mails Form SS-4, or calls the IRS international line.
- Fee
- Free
- Filed
- Paper form, faxed or mailed
- Takes
- Fax: about 4 business days. Mail: about 4 to 5 weeks. Phone: issued on the call.
Business formation and tax registration
NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise ServicesNJ
Form or register the company, then register for state taxes.
- Fee
- Varies
- Filed
- Filed online
New Jersey tax and employer registration (NJ-REG)
NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise ServicesNJ
Everyone doing business in New Jersey registers; NJ-REG is the tax and employer registration, filed online at least 15 business days before opening. A corporation or LLC files its certificate of formation first. A business collecting sales tax gets a Certificate of Authority.
- Fee
- Varies
- Filed
- Filed online
- Takes
- File at least 15 business days before opening.
Food establishment plan review
Edison Township Department of HealthEdison
Edison's Division of Health reviews plans for food establishments, for a fee the township code sets. Ask the Health Department at 100 Municipal Boulevard (732-287-0900) how to submit.
- Fee
- $100
- Filed
- Filed in person
Edison retail food license
Edison Township Department of HealthEdison
Restaurants and food stores apply to the township with Division of Health approval, at 100 Municipal Boulevard. Every food handler and supervisor completes a food handling course the Division of Health accepts within a year of starting work.
- Fee
- Varies
- Filed
- Filed in person
- Renews
- Every year: restaurant licenses expire December 31, others June 30.
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Agency requirements change. Check each agency's page before you file.
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Get the plan for your dessert shop in Edison
This guide covers the city. Your exact address decides the county, the health district and the zoning. Placetta maps every filing for it, fills the official forms from your details, adds the deadlines and puts them up for your approval.
- The full list for your address, in filing order
- The official forms, filled line by line
- Renewal and inspection reminders