Any change in the sales location (moving from one town to another, moving to another location in town, moving to a new location within a shopping center) covered by a regular county vendor's license requires the vendor to file for a change of address, as long as the location remains in the same county.Īpplications for vendor's licenses issued by the Department of taxation are available at their website:, or by calling 80. Any change in ownership (sole proprietor to partnership, partnership to corporation, corporation to sole proprietor, partnership to sole proprietor) requires a new license. Valid in all 88 Counties in Ohio. Application Fee: $25.00 Issued by the Department of Taxation (through Ohio.Gov, Business Gateway) to vendors who transport stocks of goods to temporary places of business in order to make sales. Vendors must have a vendor's license for each sales location. Application Fee: $25.00 As vendors are required to file returns electronically. Issued by the County Auditor to vendors with a fixed place of business in Ohio. The primary system of use is the Ohio Business Gateway (OBG) and secondary is the Ohio TeleFile system. Depending on the nature of the business one or more of the following licenses must be obtained. There are different types of vendor's licenses for different types of businesses. These vendors are not required to obtain a new vendor’s license.Įvery Ohio retailer (vendor) making taxable retail sales must obtain a vendor's license, collect sales tax, file tax returns with payments of tax collected and maintain complete records of transactions. Vendors who now have service or delivery vendor’s licenses will continue to make sales using their current license. The Department of Taxation will no longer issue service or delivery vendor’s licenses. The department offers two methods to accomplish this - through the Ohio Business Gateway or by paper application. Once you gather all of your materials, send them to: Buildings and Inspections Department. A check for 130 made out to City of Cincinnati. A business license is required by every legitimate business that operates within the United States. Below is a list of licenses and permits you will need to consider and likely obtain prior to opening your business.
508, effective September 6, 2012, amended Ohio Revised Code 5739.17 to reduce the types of vendor’s licenses to regular county and transient. A copy of your state of Ohio license (if you already have one). A food service license is not the only license required to run a restaurant.