How to file the seller's permit (California)
Register online before your first sale; one permit for each location.
- Agency
- California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
- Where it applies
- California
- How it's filed
- Filed online
- Fee
- FreeFree. CDTFA may ask for a security deposit.
- How long it takes
- Often issued the same day.
- Renewal
- Does not expire.
The form, line by line
| Line | What goes there |
|---|---|
| A valid form of identificationDriver's License, City ID Card, Employment Authorization Card, Matricula Consular ID, Military ID, Non Immigrant Visa, Non-U.S. Driver's License, Non-U.S. ID, Non-U.S. Passport, Permanent Resident Ali | |
| Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer ID (ITIN) | |
| Email address | |
| Supplier name/address | |
| Personal references | |
| Bookkeeper/accountant address and phone number (if applicable) | |
| FEIN (partnerships, corporations, LLCs, LLPs, LPs, trusts, estates, etc.) | |
| California Secretary of State Entity Number (Corporation, LLP, LP, LLC) | |
| Officer, Member, or Partner Information (date of birth, SSN, or driver's license and address) | |
| Agency name (Federal, State, and Local Government) | |
| Contact information of the person(s) who maintains the books and records (name, address, phone) | |
| Projected monthly sales | |
| Projected monthly taxable sales | |
| Products to be sold |
Official links
Checked against the agency's own page.
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