Hi, I am planning to start a home based catering service Business serving only vegetarian dishes. I am wondering if I need certificate from health dept or a Food handling cert. will do? Thank you.
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      Answer1:College I believe. you have to be Certified! :P

if you want to report it on your taxes and be able to purchase items wholesale, then yes. You will need a federal tax ID number (FEIN) which you can obtain online at www.irs.gov you will also need a state sales tax certificate, which you can get through your state website. You tax guy can help fill out the paperwork for that. Another important form is your home business license which is issued by your county offices. You will need to contact them to see what requirements they have for home businesses. Look up your county website for more info. Good luck!
      Answer1:If youll be manufacturing and selling goods then you definitely need a license. If youre simply offering services over the internet, then your tax ID / SSN is sufficient in most cases.

This might be a little complicated. I am currently unemployed but I have some people I want to do work for. Like cleaning their apartments, going shopping, helping them organize parties, some babysitting. I want to be able to send them invoices and I also want to report the income. Do I need a tax ID for that? I read online that for a sole p. you can use you SSN? Does anyone know? Thank you so much!
      Answer1:Sole proprietors use SSN unless you employ someone, then you need a Fed EINYou will need a business license though. As at your local city office.
      Answer2:Depend on in which country you are working there, in Dubai if you want to establish one company name for all these types of services you require ID card only and registration of firm

and do received Donations have to be reported for taxes?
      Answer1:If someone just randomly wants to give you money, they can. That would be considered a gift to you, and you dont have to report it.If theyre actually giving you a payment in return for some sort of goods or services, though, then that is INCOME, and yes, you have to report every penny of it. The only way money given is considered a "donation" is if its being given to a registered non-profit charity. I doubt thats the case here.