Permits and Moving Company license information

Starting a(n) Moving Company Business Licenses & Tax IDs

Hi, I'm Dustin Obtaining License Moving Company 🚛 Licenses and permits for D'Brothers Moving Company

Q: We are a full service moving company here to help others make their move as easy and less stressful as possible.

A: Hi Dustin,
Moving day is stressful partly because strangers carry everything you own, and the permit list reflects t..., Dustin.

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The paperwork map for a moving company

Q: Before I open a moving company, what paperwork may I need?

A: Here is the paperwork map for your moving company. Every item says MAY, because what applies depends on how the business is set up, and sorting that out is our job.

1. Business license: A business license for a moving company MAY ask how many trucks and crews you run, whether you pack and store goods, and the size of jobs you accept.
2. Home occupation permit: A home occupation permit MAY apply to dispatching and booking from home, usually with limits on large trucks parked outside, client visits and signage.
3. Household goods mover registration: Moving belongings for pay may require a mover registration, a cargo insurance filing and a bond.
4. Commercial driver license: Larger trucks may require a driver with a commercial license.
5. Cargo insurance certificate: Proof of coverage for customers' belongings is often required.
6. Vehicle inspection: Moving trucks may be checked for safety by appointment before approval.
7. Company papers: A DBA, an LLC or a tax ID number MAY make sense for your moving company, and we prepare all of these documents on this site, so everything can be ordered in one place.

Need two licenses? Pay our service fee once. Order the business license and, if a home occupation permit or another license is also required, we obtain both under that single service fee. The govt's own annual tax and application fees are separate and are not included; finding and filling out the applications is what we do.

The upside, with all five senses

Moving is a fresh start for customers, and the satisfying thud of a well-packed truck door closing is the sound of trust.

A small scene

Henrietta laid out rolls of padding for Hop & Haul Moving and checked the bond form twice.

A cautionary example

A crew member is hurt carrying a heavy item, and the injury claim could be pursued against you personally.

Codes and counts

Business code (NAICS): 484210. This page lists 7 paperwork items for a moving company, and each one is marked as something you MAY need, since we confirm which apply.

Tip: Photograph valuable furniture before loading and have the customer sign the inventory.

A mover can lift a refrigerator but never the lid of a sealed box labeled misc.

Ready when you are: start your order and we will find out what applies to your moving company, fill out the applications and keep the paperwork moving.

✔ Biz Structure

You can choose to be a(n) Moving Company :

Sole Proprietor,
LLC,
Corporation or
Partnership.
After you decide and select your business entity, you need licensing.

✔ Biz License

Riverside Business Tax Registration ( Business License)
All businesses including home, online or mobile BUSINESS need a BUSINESS license because they are BUSINESSES.

✔ DBA Biz Name

A(n) Moving Company business doing business under an assumed business name in Riverside County i.e. you are a business that uses a DBA doing business as trade name to trade that is other than the full legal (first and last -- full name) name of a sole proprietor or a name other than the LLC or Corporation business name need a(n) assumed business name certificate. E.g. you venture into a(n) Moving Company business and you give it a trade name such as "Excellence Moving Company & Associates". You will need to register an assumed business name certificate.

✔ Seller Permit

In CA you need a resale ID ( AKA seller's permit) if you selling touchable items. (A.K.A state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate, about $39 for most states).
Seller's Permit

✔ Federal EIN

Note: All businesses need a federal tax ID number except sole proprietors that are not employers and are not independent contractors.
An independent contractor is a self employed business person that receives more than $600 per year from anyone of his or her clients.
IRS rule: The client must issue a 1099 form to the independent contractor and the independent contractor must have a federal tax ID. However, even sole owners may obtain a federal ID and use it as a business tax ID instead of using their own social security number as a business tax ID number.
However, all other licenses that apply to sole proprietors as discussed here are requited regardless of getting a federal tax ID number.

✔ State EIN

Also keep in mind that employers will need to obtain a federal EIN and a State EIN tax identificattion number. I.e., a CA Federal Tax Id Number ($29) and a(n) CA State Employer Tax Number

✔ L L C

Instead of filing a fictitious business name DBA Filing (about $49 plus state and legal newspaper publication fees) in Riverside, Incorporate in CA or form a(n) CA LLC .

Filing a DBA is not required if you will set up an LLC or form a Corporation. If you will do business under your first and last legal name you will not need to get a fictitious business name.
Using any language that connotes additional owners in the name of the business makes filing a fictitious business name mandatory.

✔ Incorporation

If you do form an Sole Proprietorship llc or incorporate (about $49 plus state fees for most states) your Moving Company business instead of just filing a fictitious business name (dba), that insurs that you don't have personal liability for debts and civile liabililty arising from your business dealings and you will not have to record the Riverside business name. In lieu of recording a Riverside County trade company name (our filing service fee includes trade name registration and newspaper legal publication for 4 weeks) you can also form a corporation in CA or form an CA LLC (starts @ $49 plus state fee for most states & includes bylaws for the corporation and Limited Liability operating agreement for the LLC that is required to open a business bank account). .


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Business License Information

The paperwork map for a moving company

The upside, with all five senses

A small scene

A cautionary example

Codes and counts