Buying directly from distributors in Maryland. What certificates do I need?

[bluehorizon]

I'm looking to start a side business working as a independant consultant. I'd like to buy parts from distributors rather than from resellers to keep profits high. My question is, what certificates do I need? If it's a business, it would be a sole proprietorship, through my SS# I suppose. I've looked through the SBA and Maryland gov sites, but everything seems very confusing, and I'm not about to pay a attorney $500... Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

 

[bluehorizon]

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[thirdlegstump]

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[bluehorizon]

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[Azoth]

As a sole prop. all you would need is a business license and a resale certificate (Sales & Use Certificate)...

You may also want to get a D.B.A. (normally about $10.00)

Register Here For Combined Maryland Application

All you need from the link above is the sales & use tax form...

Also, if you are within a city, make sure you do not have to have a business license from both city and county...

Hope the info helps...

Edit: I suck at linking

Edit Again: Damn it looks like Maryland, unlike Virginia requires that you have an EIN as well...

Get Your EIN here

 

[bluehorizon]

Thank you very much! Much appreciated

 

[MustISO]

I'd be interested in knowing what the wholesale cost is on some PC parts.

 

[Crucial]

I have found that distributers are more expensive than Newegg. I signed up for a few and still buy from Newegg. As a small consultant you don't buy enough quantity to get a good discount.

 

[axelfox]

Unless you are buying in bulk, you probably won't get much cheaper than regular Internet prices.

 

[bluehorizon]

ttt

 

[Lonyo]

Newegg sells at very slim margins for some things (like processors), not much more than the cost in 1000 unit quantities for AMD processors at least.