If you provide these taxable goods or services, you must have a vendor’s license issued by the County Auditor's Office on behalf of the State of Ohio. 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 licenses cost $25 and no longer need to be renewed annually.
Taxpayers can register their business and obtain a license via the Ohio Business Gateway on-line at www.tax.ohio.gov (click on Ohio Business Gateway logo). 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. The taxpayer will then complete the on-line registration form, make any payments needed via ACH and immediately print the license.
Please note, if you do not have a store front and sell via farmers markets or fairs you need a transient license. The county cannot issue these licenses. Vendor's must obtain these through the Ohio Business Gateway.
The State of Ohio does not issue "exempt numbers." If a customer claims to be exempt from sales tax, the customer must supply you with a properly completed exemption certificate, which you are to keep with your records. Exemption certificates can be obtained through the state web site.
